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Coalescing filter for removal of liquid aerosols from gaseous streams
Assignee: Pall Corp
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Filing: 1987-06-16
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Granted: 1988-07-26
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Expires: 2007-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A coalescing filter capable of removing liquid aerosols (such as water and oil) from gaseous streams with high efficiency. The filter comprises three layers, (a) an intermediate fibrous layer having a pore size of from about 1.25(t) to about 2(t), where t is the dynamic film thickness of the aerosol in the gaseous stream, the fibers of the intermediate fibrous layer having diameters ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 micrometers, (b) a fibrous layer upstream of the intermediate layer having a pore size greater than the intermediate layer, and (c) a downstream fibrous layer having a pore size greater than the intermediate layer and wherein the critical surface energy of each layer of the filter is less than the surface tension of the liquid making up the aerosol.
Inventors
- 👤 John D. Miller
- 👤 Evan E. Koslow
- 👤 Kenneth M. Williamson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:28
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; B01D39/1623; B01D39/20; B01D39/2003; B01D39/2017; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2411; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/05; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/25
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A coalescing filter for the high efficiency removal of water aerosol from a gaseous stream, said filter comprising three layers, (a) an intermediate fibrous layer having a pore size of from about 1.25(t) to about 2(t), where t is the dynamic film thickness of the water aerosol in the gaseous stream, the fibers of said intermediate fibrous layer having diameters ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 micrometers, said intermediate layer having a pore size of from about 1 to about 20 micrometers, (b) a fibrous layer upstream of said intermediate layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer, and (c) a downstream fibrous layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer and wherein the critical surface energy of each layer of said filter is less than the surface tenison of water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A coalescing filter for the high efficiency removal of water aerosol from a gaseous stream, said filter comprising three layers, (a) an intermediate fibrous layer having a pore size of from about 1.25(t) to about 2(t), where t is the dynamic film thickness of the water aerosol in the gaseous stream, the fibers of said intermediate fibrous layer having diameters ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 micrometers, said intermediate layer having a pore size of from about 1 to about 20 micrometers, (b) a fibrous layer upstream of said intermediate layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer, and (c) a downstream fibrous layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer and wherein the critical surface energy of each layer of said filter is less than the surface tenison of water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A filter cartridge comprising the coalescing filter of claim 1 and further including a core, support cage, and end caps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
136 words
A coalescing filter for the high efficiency removal of oil aerosol from a gaseous stream, said filter comprising three layers, (a) an intermediate fibrous layer having a pore size of from about 1.25(t) to about 2(t), where t is the dynamic film thickness of the oil aerosol in the gaseous stream, the fibers of said intermediate fibrous layer having diameters ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 micrometers, said intermediate layer having a pore size of from about 1 to about 5 micrometers, (b) a fibrous layer upstream of said intermediate layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer, said (c) a downstream fibrous layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer and wherein the critical surface energy of each layer of said filter is less than the surface tension of oil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
136 words
A coalescing filter for the high efficiency removal of oil aerosol from a gaseous stream, said filter comprising three layers, (a) an intermediate fibrous layer having a pore size of from about 1.25(t) to about 2(t), where t is the dynamic film thickness of the oil aerosol in the gaseous stream, the fibers of said intermediate fibrous layer having diameters ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 micrometers, said intermediate layer having a pore size of from about 1 to about 5 micrometers, (b) a fibrous layer upstream of said intermediate layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer, said (c) a downstream fibrous layer having a pore size greater than said intermediate layer and wherein the critical surface energy of each layer of said filter is less than the surface tension of oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A filter cartridge comprising the coalescing filter of claim 3 and further including a core, support cage, and end caps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The filter cartridge of claim 4 wherein all parts of said cartridge have critical surface energies less than the surface tension of oil.
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