US3953183A — Apparatus for separating material particles from …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 199 words

A separator of material particles from gases, comprising: at least one gas duct with an upstream and a downstream orifice in the direction of flow; said gas duct including two surfaces in a parallel alignment of alternatively convexly and concavely shaped walls of continuous waves; the wave of each surface comprising at least three circular arcs, a first convex arc, a second concave arc, and a third convex arc, said arcs developed of radiuses of curvatures different from each other and interconnected to curve in opposing directions from each other to form gas passages in said duct of different areas, when measured on the cross-sections perpendicular to said wave surfaces; the convex surface of each arc provided with a warped blade forking above its apex in the direction of the first arc into a fourth arc developed on a radius of curvature smaller than that of the second arc and projecting into the gas duct to define there together with the convex apex a first separating chamber open towards the flow of the gas; the concave surface of each second arc provided with a plurality of serrations beneath said second arc and projecting into said duct above said blade.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 199 words

A separator of material particles from gases, comprising: at least one gas duct with an upstream and a downstream orifice in the direction of flow; said gas duct including two surfaces in a parallel alignment of alternatively convexly and concavely shaped walls of continuous waves; the wave of each surface comprising at least three circular arcs, a first convex arc, a second concave arc, and a third convex arc, said arcs developed of radiuses of curvatures different from each other and interconnected to curve in opposing directions from each other to form gas passages in said duct of different areas, when measured on the cross-sections perpendicular to said wave surfaces; the convex surface of each arc provided with a warped blade forking above its apex in the direction of the first arc into a fourth arc developed on a radius of curvature smaller than that of the second arc and projecting into the gas duct to define there together with the convex apex a first separating chamber open towards the flow of the gas; the concave surface of each second arc provided with a plurality of serrations beneath said second arc and projecting into said duct above said blade.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 27 words

A separator as claimed in claim 1, the cross-section of the concave arc of each wave having the smallest of the radii of said three circular arcs.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 49 words

A separator as claimed in claim 1, said at least one gas duct being a plurality of gas ducts in parallel alignments, the convex and concave surfaces of one side of a gas duct forming with their opposite sides the convex and concave surfaces respectively of the adjacent ducts.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 55 words

A separator as claimed in claim 1, said serrations extending from the upstream end of said second arc to the intersection between the second and third arcs, and projecting into said duct at a ratio of between about 0.1 to 1 mm, between about 1-3 mm thick and spaced from each other about 1-3 mm.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 111 words

A separator as claimed in claim 1, wherein at the velocity of the gas entering into said duct between about 8 to 10 m/s, the ratio of the dimensions of: the radius of the first arc being between about 0.27 to 0.32; the radius of the second arc being between about 0.26 to 0.32; the radius of the third arc being between about 0.58 to 0.88; the radius of the fourth arc being between about 0.07 to 0.10; the distance between the apex of the first arc measured on its tangent to the intersection with the perpendicular projection of the radius of the second arc being between about 0.40 to 0.48.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 39 words

A separator of material particles from gases, as claimed in claim 3, said gas duct having a cross-sectional profile narrowed on the upstream portion of said second arc immediately preceding said first separating chamber above it and behind it.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 39 words

A separator as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a second separating chamber formed by a flanged or hooked projection in the upstream end of the convex wall of the third arc and open toward the flow of gas.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 38 words

A separator as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a third separating chamber formed by a flanged projection in the upstream end of the concave wall of the third arc about opposite from the said second separating chamber.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 335 words

A separator of fluid particles, such as liquid droplets, from a stream of gases, comprising: at least one gas-duct with an upstream inlet orifice and a downstream outlet orifice; said gas-duct defined by two walls of wavy surfaces, alternating as concave surfaces and convex surfaces; said walls spaced from each other in a parallel alignment; said gas-duct having at least one wavy cross-section developed in a continuous sequence between the upstream inlet- and the downstream outlet-orifices thereof as: a first circular arc, having a radius between about 0.27 to 0.32; a second circular arc, having a radius between about 0.16 to 0.20; a third circular arc, having a radius between about 0.58 to 0.68; the said arcs curving in directions opposite from each other into a crest of said second arc surrounded in a continuous conduit connection with the adjacent troughs of said Ist and said IIIrd arcs; the said inner concave surface of said IInd arc being provided with a line of serrations beneath said second arc above said blade and extending to the downstream to the intersection between the second and third arcs; said serrations being spaced between about 1 to 3 mm from each other and being between about 0.1 to 1 mm high and between about 1 to 3 mm apart; the apex of the trough of said first arc defining its upstream beginning and being spaced from the apex of the crest of said second arc a distance between about 0.40 to 0.48, the convex inner surfaces of said IIIrd and IInd arcs forking into an arcuate flange open toward the gas stream and extending over and past the apex of the convex surface of said second arc, as a fourth arc, at a distance between about 0.30 to 0.36 from the upstream end; said fourth arc having a radius smaller than that of said second arc; the inner concave surface of the fourth arc defining together with the apex convex area of said second arc a first separating chamber.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 335 words

A separator of fluid particles, such as liquid droplets, from a stream of gases, comprising: at least one gas-duct with an upstream inlet orifice and a downstream outlet orifice; said gas-duct defined by two walls of wavy surfaces, alternating as concave surfaces and convex surfaces; said walls spaced from each other in a parallel alignment; said gas-duct having at least one wavy cross-section developed in a continuous sequence between the upstream inlet- and the downstream outlet-orifices thereof as: a first circular arc, having a radius between about 0.27 to 0.32; a second circular arc, having a radius between about 0.16 to 0.20; a third circular arc, having a radius between about 0.58 to 0.68; the said arcs curving in directions opposite from each other into a crest of said second arc surrounded in a continuous conduit connection with the adjacent troughs of said Ist and said IIIrd arcs; the said inner concave surface of said IInd arc being provided with a line of serrations beneath said second arc above said blade and extending to the downstream to the intersection between the second and third arcs; said serrations being spaced between about 1 to 3 mm from each other and being between about 0.1 to 1 mm high and between about 1 to 3 mm apart; the apex of the trough of said first arc defining its upstream beginning and being spaced from the apex of the crest of said second arc a distance between about 0.40 to 0.48, the convex inner surfaces of said IIIrd and IInd arcs forking into an arcuate flange open toward the gas stream and extending over and past the apex of the convex surface of said second arc, as a fourth arc, at a distance between about 0.30 to 0.36 from the upstream end; said fourth arc having a radius smaller than that of said second arc; the inner concave surface of the fourth arc defining together with the apex convex area of said second arc a first separating chamber.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 62 words

A separator of material particles from gases, as claimed in claim 9, said serrations being equidistantly spaced and running along the concave side of said crest toward the opposite second arc and its first chamber, the apex of the trough of said first arc being spaced from the downstream end of the inner serrated surface a distance between about 0.10 to 0.12.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 180 words

A separator of material particles from gases, as claimed in claim 9, said serrations being equidistantly spaced and running along the concave side of said crest toward the opposite second arc and its first chamber, the apex of the trough of said first arc being spaced from the downstream end of the inner serrated surface a distance between about 0.60 to 0.68; the parallel component of the distance between the upstream end to the opening of the second separating chamber being spaced a distance of between about 0.75 to 0.82; the parallel component of distance from the downstream end being about 0.10 to 0.12; the perpendicular height H-1 from the apex of the second arc to the tangent being about 0.22 to 0.27; the perpendicular height H-2 from the apex of the first separating chamber to tangent being about 0.27 to 0.33 and the second separating chamber being between about 2 to 5 mm with regard to the rectangular outside; the projection of the 3rd separating chamber being about 1 to 3 mm high and 0.2 to 3 mm wide.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1979-04-27	1979-10-27	1980-04-27	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1983-04-27	1983-10-27	1984-04-27	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1987-04-27	1987-10-27	1988-04-27	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Apparatus for separating material particles from gases

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