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Fuel tank cleaning system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-25
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2008-08-25
Abstract
Abstract The fuel cleaning system of the present invention includes removal of water and sludge which is accomplished using a gravity separator with a mist extracting means utilizing a large commercial cartridge type filter. The filter removes particles larger than 20 microns plus any water that was not removed in the gravity separator. Clean fuel from the filter is discharged at the bottom of the fuel tank at high velocity through a small opening. This agitates the water and sludge. The suction side of the system is located approximately one inch above the high velocity discharge where it picks up the water and sludge for removal by the separator and filter sections. During the process, water and sludge are drained from the separator and filter as accummulated. The system is powered by an explosion-proof electric motor driving a pump which handles approximately 5 gallons per minute.
Inventors
- 👤 P. J. Thomas Rawlins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 19:31
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D17/00; B01D17/02; B01D17/0208; B01D17/0214; B01D17/0217; B01D17/04; B01D17/045; B01D17/08; B01D17/10; B01D21/00; B01D21/0012; B01D21/02; B01D21/24; B01D21/2405; B01D21/2411; B01D36/00; B01D36/003; B08; B08B; B08B9/00; B08B9/08; B08B9/093; B08B9/0933; C; C10; C10G; C10G33/00; C10G33/06; F; F02; F02M; F02M37/00; F02M37/22; F02M37/24; F02M37/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
A vessel for separating solid contaminants and free water from contaminated fuel, the vessel comprising: a. an annular wall portion, and top and bottom portions, together defining a vessel chamber therewithin; b. an upper horizontal baffle member having a fluid flow bore therethrough, contained within the vessel chamber for separating the vessel chamber into a lower separator zone and an upper filtration zone; c. inlet means for introducing contaminated fuel within the lower separator zone so that the fuel is circulated within the lower separator zone to cause larger contaminants and free water to move downward along the annular wall of the vessel chamber into a lower portion of the separator zone; d. lower baffle means within the lower portion of the separator zone of the vessel chamber for preventing free water and contaminants that have settled within the lower portion of the separator zone from returning into an upper portion of the separator zone; e. means within the lower portion of the separator zone of the vessel chamber for discharging the contaminants and free water that have settled therewithin; f. a discharge line in the upper filtration zone for discharging fluid introduced into the vessel chamber; g. a primary filter medium contained within the upper filtration zone of the vessel chamber above the upper baffle for filtering fluid being discharged from the discharge line of the vessel chamber; and h. means within the tank portion for receiving discharged fuel from into the tank under such a velocity so as to create a turbulence of fuel, free water and contaminants within the tank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
A vessel for separating solid contaminants and free water from contaminated fuel, the vessel comprising: a. an annular wall portion, and top and bottom portions, together defining a vessel chamber therewithin; b. an upper horizontal baffle member having a fluid flow bore therethrough, contained within the vessel chamber for separating the vessel chamber into a lower separator zone and an upper filtration zone; c. inlet means for introducing contaminated fuel within the lower separator zone so that the fuel is circulated within the lower separator zone to cause larger contaminants and free water to move downward along the annular wall of the vessel chamber into a lower portion of the separator zone; d. lower baffle means within the lower portion of the separator zone of the vessel chamber for preventing free water and contaminants that have settled within the lower portion of the separator zone from returning into an upper portion of the separator zone; e. means within the lower portion of the separator zone of the vessel chamber for discharging the contaminants and free water that have settled therewithin; f. a discharge line in the upper filtration zone for discharging fluid introduced into the vessel chamber; g. a primary filter medium contained within the upper filtration zone of the vessel chamber above the upper baffle for filtering fluid being discharged from the discharge line of the vessel chamber; and h. means within the tank portion for receiving discharged fuel from into the tank under such a velocity so as to create a turbulence of fuel, free water and contaminants within the tank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The vessel in claim 1, wherein the upper horizontal baffle allows contaminants which may have reached the filtration zone within the vessel to move into the fluid flow bore down into the separator zone of the vessel chamber.
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