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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Stapleton, Southwick, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B04C 3/06 (2006.01); B04C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/0057 (2013.01); B01D 19/0031 (2013.01); B04C 3/06 (2013.01); B04C 2009/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vortex separator includes a vortex chamber having a circular cross section, an inlet for delivering a fluid to the vortex chamber, a gas outlet through which gas present in the fluid exits the vortex chamber, a membrane positioned to substantially prevent liquid from passing through the gas outlet, and a liquid outlet through which liquid present in the fluid exits the vortex chamber.