465 results about "Particle separators" patented technology

A system 26 for removing elemental mercury or mercury compounds handles carbonaceous sorbent 28 of a starter batch stored in a silo 30 in an agglomerated state. The sorbent 28 is fed by a feeder 32 to a separation device 34, which comminutes (if necessary) and de-agglomerates the sorbent particles 28 to their primary size distribution. This device 34 may be a particle-particle separator or a jet mill, where compressed air or high-pressure steam is the energy source. The de-agglomerated sorbent 28 of a contact batch created from the starter batch is conveyed by an airsteam for injection at a contact location 66 in a flue gas duct whereat carbonaceous sorbent of the contact batch adsorbs mercury from the flue gas.

A system 26 for removing elemental mercury or mercury compounds handles carbonaceous sorbent 28 of a starter batch stored in a silo 30 in an agglomerated state. The sorbent 28 is fed by a feeder 32 to a separation device 34, which comminutes (if necessary) and de-agglomerates the sorbent particles 28 to their primary size distribution. This device 34 may be a particle-particle separator or a jet mill, where compressed air or high-pressure steam is the energy source. The de-agglomerated sorbent 28 of a contact batch created from the starter batch is conveyed by an airsteam for injection at a contact location 66 in a flue gas duct whereat carbonaceous sorbent of the contact batch adsorbs mercury from the flue gas.

A spiral microchannel particle separator includes an inlet for receiving a solution containing particles, at least two outlets, and a microchannel arranged in a plurality of loops. Particles within a solution flowing through the spiral microchannel experience a lift force FL and a Dean drag force FD. The spiral radius of curvature R and the hydraulic diameter Dh of the spiral microchannel are such that for a flow rate U of the solution, the lift force FL and a Dean drag force FD are approximately equal and act in opposite directions for particles of a first size. The particles of the first size are focused in a single stream located at an equilibrium position near an inner wall of the microchannel. In another embodiment, a straight microchannel particle separator separates particles by modulating shear rates via high aspect ratios that focuses particles of a first size along two first walls.

A power generating system having a hybrid gasification cycle, in which CO2 is recycled to a gasifier to be used as a gasification reactant and working fluid. The power generating system includes a source of fresh, pure oxygen, a gasifier, a particle separator arranged in flow connection with the gasifier, a syngas combustor, a gas turbine arranged in flow connection with the syngas combustor, a steam generator arranged in flow connection with the outlet of the gas turbine, and a gas compressor system which discharges a stream of compressed exhaust gas. A first portion of the stream of compressed exhaust gas is conducted to the gasifier to control the temperature in the gasifier, to provide CO2 and steam for gasification, and to decrease the demand for fresh, pure oxygen therein.

A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly including a suction inlet and a control assembly. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are both carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes a fine particle separator unit having at least one sling shot separator. Each sling shot separator includes a flow channel having an inlet, a debris discharge port and a clean air discharge port. The flow channel has a radius of curvature of between about 12 mm and about 25 mm and extends in an arc of less than 360° from the inlet to the clean air discharge outlet.

A turbine rotor disk with a turbine blade, the rotor disk having a cooling air feed channel to force cooling air into an internal cooling air passage within the turbine blade, the feed channel including a swirl generator at the inlet end to promote a swirling motion within the cooling air, and the feed channel including a helical rib extending from the swirl generator to the outlet of the feed channel to maintain the swirling motion of the cooling air within the feed channel such that dirt particles in the cooling air are collected within the center of the swirling air flow. The feed channel directs the swirling cooling air into a first passage of the internal serpentine flow cooling circuit of the blade. A cooling air exit hole is located at the blade tip and is aligned with the cooling air flow in the first passage. The swirling air flow with the collected dirt particles ejects the dirt particles out through the exit hole while the clean cooling air continues through the serpentine flow circuit to provide cooling for the blade.

A centrifugal particle separator (202) is provided for removing particles such as dust particles from the compressed airflow (110) prior to reaching and cooling the turbine blades (122, 124, 126) of a turbine engine (100). A particle separator structure (208) has a side facing the axis (118) about which it rotates, the side including a plurality of pocket dividers (214) defining a plurality of pockets (216), and further defining an entrance cavity (206) for receiving the compressed air (110) containing particles. An inner flowpath coupling (218) includes a side opposed to the axis (118) that is positioned adjacent the particle separator structure (208) to define an airflow path (220) having an entrance communicating with the entrance cavity (212) and an exit (222), wherein the diameter (226) of the airflow outer flowpath (224) decreases from the entrance to the exit, and wherein a centrifugal force created by the centrifugal particle separator assembly (202) rotating around the axis (118) and the decreasing diameter (226) of the airflow path (224) which accelerates the rotational velocity of the air, forces the particles (228) to collect within the plurality of pockets (216) and the remaining compressed air is provided to cool turbine blades (122, 124, 126). A plurality of optional air accelerator fins (210) may be positioned within the entrance cavity (212). The combination of quickly accelerating air from non-rotating to rotating velocity, for example, by accelerator fins (210), and further subjecting the air and entrained particles to increasing rotational velocity resulting in an increasing centrifugal force field as particles (228) progress from the entrance (212) to the exit (222) of the separator assembly (202), efficiently removes the particles (228) from the air.

An exhaust gas post treatment system for nitrogen oxide and particle reduction of internal combustion engines operated with excess air. An oxidation catalytic converter is disposed in the exhaust gas stream of the engine for converting at least a portion of the nitric oxide in the exhaust gas into nitrogen dioxide. The first particle separator or filter is disposed in the exhaust gas stream downstream of the oxidation catalytic converter for converting carbon particles accumulated in the separator or filter into carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and nitric oxide with the aid of nitrogen dioxide contained in the exhaust gas. A partial exhaust gas stream is branched off from the exhaust gas stream upstream of the first separator or filter. A metering device adds reduction agent to the partial exhaust gas stream in the form of ammonia or a material that releases ammonia downstream of the supply location due to hot exhaust gas. A second particle separator or filter is disposed in the partial exhaust gas stream downstream of the supply location. The partial exhaust gas stream returns to the exhaust gas stream downstream of both particle separators or filters. An SCR catalytic converter is disposed downstream of the return location for reducing nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas to nitrogen and water vapor with the aid of ammonia or released ammonia by way of selective catalytic reduction.

A vane assembly for a turbine engine comprising a plurality of vanes each comprising a pressure side wherein the pressure side of at least one of the plurality of vanes comprises at least one opening extending through the pressure side into an interior portion of the at least one of the plurality of vanes.

An air ventilation system, comprising an air inlet for admitting contaminated air into the ventilation system, an air outlet for discharging decontaminated air from the ventilation, and an ultra-violet light source disposed therebetween. The ventilation system has a filter disposed upstream of the ultra-violet light source. The filter has a grease particle separator with at least two layers of expanded metal associated therewith. Each has a predetermined number of apertures forming a reticulum. A cartridge filter may be provided for each grease particle separator and disposed upstream thereof. Each cartridge filter and associated grease particle separator preferably forms an integral filtering unit and may be placed at any location of the system.

An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine includes an inertial inlet particle separator and an adjustment mechanism. The separator includes a fluid inlet coupled to a scavenge channel and to a clean channel such that a first amount of fluid passing through the fluid inlet enters the scavenge channel and a second amount of fluid passing through the fluid inlet enters the clean channel. The scavenge channel is defined by a first wall and a splitter, and the clean channel is defined by a second wall and the splitter. The splitter and the second wall are stationary with respect to each other. The adjustment mechanism is coupled to the inertial inlet particle separator and configured to adjust a size of the scavenge channel. Although not necessarily, the adjustment mechanism may also be coupled to the scavenge fan speed.

A laminar or cyclonic particle separator for gas, liquid-liquid and fluidizable solids separation comprised of a section with a non-metallic housing having an annulus and a chamber, an optional anode cooled with a first coolant in and a first coolant out disposed in the chamber, a DC or pulsating DC power source connected to the anode, at least one magnetic coil disposed adjacent the chamber and cooled with a second coolant, a high voltage pulsating DC power source connected to the magnetic coil, and a fluid (gas, liquid or fluidizable solids) inlet port connected to the housing, and also a section with a non-metallic separator tube connected to the housing and disposed within the housing, a first fluid outlet connected to the annulus through the housing. This device can then separate a stream rich in a targeted element (first fluid) and a stream lean in a targeted element (second fluid) from the device and thus discharge a stream almost free of the targeted element or almost 100% the targeted element.

The present invention relates to magnetic particle separators using micromachined magnetic arrays and more particularly, to magnetic particle separators or manipulators using controlled magnetization on micromachined magnetic arrays for the separation of cells and other biological materials. The present invention also pertains to using such devices for the separation and analysis of biological materials for immunoassays, DNA sequencing, protein analysis, and biochemical detection applications. The present invention can also be viewed as a novel method for fabricating fully integrated permanent magnet components within any microelectromechanical system (“MEMS”) structures. The present invention also provides a magnetic particle separation and manipulation system for rapid separation and accurate manipulation of magnetic particles in two-dimensional electromagnetic arrays, which utilize high throughput biological analyses. A disposable cartridge can be produced in low cost using a low cost substrate such as plastic or other polymer, glass, or metal. Magnetic flux is generated by conventional or micromachined electromagnets a platform system consisting of magnetic flux sources, magnetic flux guidance, and a microprocessor control interface. By controlling direction of electric currents into inductors on the platform system, arbitrary magnetic poles can be generated on Permalloy structures of the cartridge to separate and manipulate magnetic particles. The magnetic particle separator and manipulator in the present invention can be easily combined with automated detection systems such as a fluorescent monitoring system.

A magnetic particle separator (10) suitable for separating magnetic and non-magnetic particles from a thermal fluid flowing in a heating system. The magnetic particle separator (10) comprises a hollow body (10A, 10B) configured with an upper particle separation chamber (11) and for circulation of the thermal fluid between an inlet and an outlet port (12, 13), and a quieting chamber (15) beneath the particle separation chamber (11) for accumulation of the particles separated from the fluid: an annular support element (21) for permanent magnets (18) being removably fastened outside the quieting chamber (15) of the separator (10).

A gas turbine engine system includes an air inlet, an inlet particle separator located at the air inlet and having a blower selectively driven by a variable output motor, and a controller for dynamically controlling the variable output motor that selectively drives the blower of the inlet particle separator.

An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine includes an inertial inlet particle separator and an adjustment mechanism. The separator includes a fluid inlet coupled to a scavenge channel and to a clean channel such that a first amount of fluid passing through the fluid inlet enters the scavenge channel and a second amount of fluid passing through the fluid inlet enters the clean channel. The scavenge channel is defined by a first wall and a splitter, and the clean channel is defined by a second wall and the splitter. The splitter and the second wall are stationary with respect to each other. The adjustment mechanism is coupled to the inertial inlet particle separator and configured to adjust a size of the scavenge channel. Although not necessarily, the adjustment mechanism may also be coupled to the scavenge fan speed.

A pre-cleaner for an air induction system of an internal combustion engine including a housing enclosing an upper chamber and an aspirator port chamber, the upper chamber containing a plurality of particulate separator tubes for removing particles from air flowing through the tubes en route to the engine. The aspirator port chamber is located beneath and is upwardly open to the particulate outlets such that discharged particles can fall or flow from the tubes into the aspirator port chamber, the aspirator port chamber containing a large capacity upwardly facing particle collecting surface or trough for receiving the particles, and the housing including a generally horizontally facing aspirator port connecting to the aspirator port chamber adjacent to the particle collecting surface or trough, the aspirator port having a predetermined vertical extent and the particle collecting surface or trough having a horizontal extent in a direction substantially directly facing or aligned with the aspirator port sufficiently greater than the vertical extent of the aspirator port such that during periods when the particles are not aspirated into the aspirator port the particles can collect and settle on the particle collecting surface or trough for later aspiration when conditions improve.

A device for a vacuum cleaner comprising a particle separator, which is provided with an inlet (11) for dust laden air, an outlet (16) for the separated particles, and an outlet (14) for cleaned air that is connected to a vacuum source (14). The particle outlet (16) is connected to a screw conveyor (18, 19), which is provided with an outlet part ending in a mainly closed collecting chamber (23) for the separated particles.

A particle separator which broadly comprises: an inner wall, an outer wall and a splitter, wherein the inner and outer walls define an air intake passageway, and wherein the splitter is positioned between the inner and outer walls so as to define a scavenge air flow passageway connected to the intake passageway and a main air flow passageway connected to the intake passageway; the inner wall having a humped-shaped portion between the intake passageway and the main air flow passageway; the humped-shaped portion having a peak and a radius of curvature at any point on the hump-shaped portion of the inner wall after the peak corresponding to a degree of curvature of from about 30 to about 60 degrees; and a boundary layer control mechanism for providing active boundary layer control along the inner wall after the peak and within the main air flow passageway. Also provided is a method for providing active boundary layer flow control along the inner wall after the peak and within the main air flow passageway.

The present invention is an improved vacuum collection bag for vacuum cleaners and other appliances. By employing an impermeable bag and an air-permeable particle separator together with a tight seal against a vacuum system dirt tube in place of a conventional paper bag filter, it has been determined that the vacuum cleaner bag can be reused and significantly improve the filtration performance of the vacuum system.

A method of separating particles from particle laden air having a multiple stage separator in which the first stage comprises a generally cylindrical chamber having a hollow central member extending axially from one end thereof with openings in its wall remote from the one end. The first separation step is achieved by introducing air tangentially into the chamber near its one end, establishing a rotating mass of air in the chamber causing heavier than air particles to migrate to the outer regions of the chamber. Suction is applied to the interior of the central member to cause an axial movement of air through the chamber such that particles near the walls of the chamber tend to continue in a generally rotational and axially progressive path into a particle collecting region of the chamber, while relatively particle-free air is drawn radially inwardly.

The invention discloses an initial rainwater collection and treatment system having a self-cleaning function, and belongs to the technical field of rainwater treatment. The initial rainwater collection and treatment system comprises a buffer tank and a storage tank, wherein a water inlet and a water outlet are formed in the buffer tank; a self-cleaning horizontal grating is arranged between the buffer tank and the storage tank; a hydraulic particle separator is arranged inside the storage tank; a water passing groove is connected to the upper part of the hydraulic particle separator; the bottom of the storage tank keeps a gradient; and an intelligent flushing device and a submersible sewage pump are additionally arranged inside the storage tank. The initial rainwater collection and treatment system disclosed by the invention is simple in structure, low in manufacturing cost and convenient to install and use, and the initial rainwater collection and treatment system, when settling and filtering initial rainwater rapidly and conveniently, is capable of delivering the processed rainwater in real time to users; and meanwhile, the system, after finishing the collection and treatment for the initial rainwater, can conveniently achieve the self-cleaning function.

The cylindrical or conical shaped particle separator operates based on cyclone-induced flow sweeping the face of the cylindrical separator screen, creating inertial separation of suspended particles. The separator screen comprises of multitude of parallel, evenly spaced, asymmetrically profiled, linear, screen elements arranged in a cylindrical or conical grid-like shape parallel with the axis of the cylinder or cone. The cyclone effect is created by the rotational, helical path of the fluid inside or outside of the cylindrical or conical separator screen. The spinning, rotating fluid sweeps the inner or outer side of the stationary or rotating screen, passing approximately perpendicularly over the linear grid-like elements and gaps between the elements. The screen elements may be wires, bars, narrow strips, airfoil vanes or other similar linear elements with a flow separation edge on the trailing end of the profile of the element.

An inlet protection system for filtering air prior to entry into an air intake of an engine of an aircraft includes interchangeably a particle separator panel and a barrier filter panel. The barrier filter panel is adapted to be mounted conformal to the contour of the aircraft and to be interchangeable with the particle separator panel. The particle separator panel has an outer skin and a plurality of particle separators. The outer skin has an opening disposed along a portion of it to discharge filtered particles from within the removable panel directly outward therefrom.

A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a compressor is provided. The method includes defining a predetermined concentration, placing at least one sensor in an inlet of the gas turbine engine, detecting a sand and dust concentration value using the at least one sensor; and deploying a boot to facilitate preventing particles from entering the compressor when the sand and dust concentration value equals or exceeds the predetermined concentration. The boot includes a plurality of fluid exit slots such that clean air is facilitated to be adhered to a flow path surface downstream from the boot.