Abstract:
Method and apparatus for generating a low tar, renewable fuel gas from biomass and using it in other energy conversion devices, many of which were designed for use with gaseous and liquid fossil fuels. An automated, downdraft gasifier incorporates extensive air injection into the char bed to maintain the conditions that promote the destruction of residual tars. The resulting fuel gas and entrained char and ash are cooled in a special heat exchanger, and then continuously cleaned in a filter prior to usage in standalone as well as networked power systems.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for removing fine particulate matter from a fluid stream without interrupting the overall process or flow. The flowing fluid inflates and expands the flexible filter, and particulate is deposited on the filter media while clean fluid is permitted to pass through the filter. This filter is cleaned when the fluid flow is stopped, the filter collapses, and a force is applied to distort the flexible filter media to dislodge the built-up filter cake. The dislodged filter cake falls to a location that allows undisrupted flow of the fluid after flow is restored. The shed particulate is removed to a bin for periodic collection. A plurality of filter cells can operate independently or in concert, in parallel, or in series to permit cleaning the filters without shutting off the overall fluid flow. The self-cleaning filter is low cost, has low power consumption, and exhibits low differential pressures.
Abstract:
A filter arrangement includes a media construction comprising a corrugated sheet secured to a flat sheet rolled into a coiled construction. A frame and a first seal member are provided. The frame secures the first seal member to the coiled construction. The first seal member is preferably oriented to form a radial seal with a housing. A second seal member is secured to the outer annular surface of the coiled construction. The second seal member includes a gasket extension having first and second opposite ends; an attachment portion; and a protrusion extending from the attachment portion. The second seal member is preferably oriented to form an axial seal with a housing. Air cleaners preferably utilizing filter arrangements as described herein operably installed within housings. Methods of installing, filtering, assembling, and servicing preferably include arrangements as described herein.
Abstract:
A portable and compact room air purifier having an internal filter element (30) through which air is drawn by a centrifugal fan (32) and wherein the air is discharged generally uniformly and radially by passing between at least one generally arcuate scroll (41, 42) and a surrounding deflector (40). The purifier is automatically deactivated in the event of destruction or removal of the filter housing (11).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a filter device for removing paint over-spray from a crude gas flow (104) that contains over-spray particles, said device comprising at least one filter element (122) to which at least one portion of the crude gas flow (104) can be fed, and a clean gas chamber (124) to which the crude gas flow (104), filtered by means of the filter element (122), can be fed as a clean gas flow. In order to obtain such a filter device with which, in the event of a filter rupture on at least one filter element (122) of the filter device, contamination of the clean gas side of the filter device and contamination of the regions lying downstream of the filter device in a painting installation containing said filter device can be kept to a minimum, at least one security filter (168) arranged downstream of the at least one filter element is associated with the clean gas chamber (124), by means of which security filter at least one portion of the crude gas flow can be filtered in the event of a filter rupture on at least one filter element.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for removing fine particulate matter from a fluid stream without interrupting the overall process or flow. The flowing fluid inflates and expands the flexible filter, and particulate is deposited on the filter media while clean fluid is permitted to pass through the filter. This filter is cleaned when the fluid flow is stopped, the filter collapses, and a force is applied to distort the flexible filter media to dislodge the built-up filter cake. The dislodged filter cake falls to a location that allows undisrupted flow of the fluid after flow is restored. The shed particulate is removed to a bin for periodic collection. A plurality of filter cells can operate independently or in concert, in parallel, or in series to permit cleaning the filters without shutting off the overall fluid flow. The self-cleaning filter is low cost, has low power consumption, and exhibits low differential pressures.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for generating a low tar, renewable fuel gas from biomass and using it in other energy conversion devices, many of which were designed for use with gaseous and liquid fossil fuels. An automated, downdraft gasifier incorporates extensive air injection into the char bed to maintain the conditions that promote the destruction of residual tars. The resulting fuel gas and entrained char and ash are cooled in a special heat exchanger, and then continuously cleaned in a filter prior to usage in standalone as well as networked power systems.
Abstract:
A filter assembly is made for filtering hot gas within a cleanup system pressure vessel (22), where the filter assembly (60) contains a filter housing (62) having an interior chamber (66), and a filter element (28) attached to the bottom of a fail-safe/regenerator filter device (129) which contains a plurality of elongated passageway members either of a porous metal media tube type (120) or of a porous metal media honeycomb cartridge member type (130), where the passageway members are effective to facilitate enhanced capture of particulates in the event of filter element (28) failure.
Abstract:
A full-flow mechanical failsafe (100) is composed of a cylindrical shell (101) having a movable sealing plug (105) therein, for attachment to a filter element (110) of a fluid filtering system, such as a gas clean up system in a power plant. The sealing plug (105) rests on locking spheres (107) within the shell (101) during normal operation. Upon filter failure or breakage, the flow fluid will be substantially increased, causing an increase in upward pressure against the sealing plug (105), forcing it upward off the spheres (107) and into sealing contact with a flow aperture (102, 103), shutting off fluid flow. The spheres (107) move downward into a locking position upon movement of the sealing plug (105), to secure the sealing plug (105) in its upward sealing position. The failsafe (100) can be used in fluid flow control systems other than fluid filtering systems, such as oil or gas pipelines, and can be used to prevent improper reverse fluid flow.
Abstract:
A method and a device for cutting off a gas flow through a filter element (5) in a ceramic filter of high-temperature type upon breakage of the filter element (5), wherein a pulling member (12) which is fixed to the lowermost part of the filter element (5) causes a valve (10) to be closed upon breakage of the filter element (5), whereby the outlet of the filter element (5) for normally cleaned gases is closed by the lower detached part (5b) of the filter element, falling down upon breakage of said element, stretching the pulling member (12) when falling down such that said pulling member causes the cut-off mechanism of the valve (10) to close the valve (10) at the outlet of the filter element (5).