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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Jonathan Sebastian Janssen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Philip Paul Beauchamp, Rexford, NY (US);
Todd Alan Anderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mohammed Mounir Mahmoud Shalaby, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wenpeng Liu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anubhav Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Jonathan Sebastian Janssen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Philip Paul Beauchamp, Rexford, NY (US);
Todd Alan Anderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mohammed Mounir Mahmoud Shalaby, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Wenpeng Liu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Anubhav Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a central core element for a reverse osmosis separator assembly, the central core element comprising a pair of central core element components, each of said core element components comprising at least one porous exhaust conduit and at least one friction coupling, the friction couplings being configured to join said core element components to form a central core element defining a cavity configured to accommodate a first portion of a membrane stack assembly; wherein each core element component comprises a first section defining an exhaust cavity and a second section comprising a porous exhaust conduit, wherein said porous exhaust conduit comprises a removable wall member configured to form a substantial portion of a porous exhaust conduit wall.