WO1997012144A2

WO1997012144A2 - Fluid purification apparatus with high flow rate capacity

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Publication number: WO1997012144A2
Application number: PCT/MX1996/000017
Authority: WO
Inventors: Luis Carlos Montemayor Uzeta
Original assignee: Luis Carlos Montemayor Uzeta
Priority date: 1995-09-26
Filing date: 1996-09-05
Publication date: 1997-04-03
Also published as: WO1997012144A3; AU7098496A; MX9504097A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new type of fluid purification apparatus, with high flow capacity, preferably for the purification of diesel fuel, which can also be used for any other type of fuel or fluid. The apparatus comprises a hollow metal cylinder (1.1) wherein is incorporated a cartridge (3.1) having an inlet (3.3) at the top part corresponding with the external threaded tube coupled to the cylinder and forming the inlet for the fuel or fluid, and another one having a larger diameter (3.2) at the lower part of the apparatus, in the opposite face, and opening at less than 45° in the lower portion; breakwater (3.4-3.8) plates which, due to their design and positioning, reduce the pressure of the incoming flow of the diesel fuel into the purification apparatus, and additionally a plate positioned diameterally inside the cylinder, and a threaded tube (1.3) for letting out the purified diesel fuel or fluid.

Description

HIGH CAPACITY FLUID FLUID PURIFIER.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the industry of any kind, it is necessary to purify fluids used as an important part of a product or as an important part of a manufacturing process or as an important part in the operation of machinery. These fluids can be combustible in their different presentations such as fuel oils, gasoline, gasoline, diesel, gas-plane, etc., as well as chemical substances, special liquids and even water, etc.

As a very illustrative and real application example, purification by means of this diesel fuel apparatus can be mentioned. It is known that the quality and refining of the fuels used in Mexico by motor vehicles is not the best in the world. Originating premature wear on the motor vehicle and frequent replacement of the primary filter, impacting on the economic aspect, this is maximized if fuel consumption is required by large engines, such as ship engines, boilers, etc.

The fuels obtained in our country are of poor quality due to their high sulfur and sulfuric acid content, elements that damage the life of internal combustion engines. To the above, the dust or garbage that is introduced into the storage tank during the filling operation is added. In addition, all types of tanks or storage containers are exposed to condensation naturally created by effects on the temperature change, this causes the internal creation of water, together with the condensation layer of Water that commonly forms on the upper and inner surface of said tank or vessel, gives rise to oxides that, when mixed with diesel fluid or fuel, further impoverish the combustion capacity. In this specific case it is necessary to provide the engine with a fuel free of impurities, allowing maximum performance and fuel utilization, causing the engine to work more efficiently.

Another example of real application of this apparatus could be in glass cutting machines that use pressurized water, where the water used in the cutting process is recycled to reuse it again, the problem is that during the process the water collects micro-rebate from the glass causing valve spindles to clog resulting in large losses due to machine shutdown or damaged spills.

At present there is a refining apparatus conventionally specified in Mexican Patent No. 155717, this refining apparatus is aimed at separating the impurities contained in diesel fuel due to the generation of a force equivalent to centrifugation, where diesel is introduced through a hole and leaves by another already purified. As you can think of this refining device protected by Mexican Patent No. 155717, it is not designed to receive diesel in high flow, coming from machines that require high consumption, such as naval machinery, boilers, etc., which causes to provide a diesel fuel with a high percentage of impurities, which the primary filter cannot retain causing its rapid replacement, in addition to providing an unpurified fuel with a high degree of impurity concentration. With the purpose of suppressing these and other inconveniences, the present fluid purification apparatus of high flow capacity was thought, which is intended to be protected by means of the present application, since it is an apparatus that decreases in its interior the pressure of fuel or fluid inlet but not its flow, due to the larger diameter hole than the inlet hole placed at the bottom, as well as the opening that results from the separation of the bottom plate, causing the fluid or fuel to enter and due to its pressure, it clashes with the inner walls of the cartridge, creating the turbulence that allows the impurities to be separated from the fluid or fuel due to the different specific weights considering also that these presentations of pollutants and / or fluids of different specific weights, will have to be mixtures of those known as heterogeneous of the parts that the fluid could contain, depositing the heaviest elements os on the inner bottom of the apparatus and the fluid that is of less specific weight on the inner upper part, purifying the fluid by 98% or 99% being ready for use.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention is to provide a new type of High Flow Capacity Fluid Purifying Apparatus, whose main characteristic is that it allows to purify the fluid or fuel even if the consumption needs are very high, separating the impurities from the fluid or fuel that are of different specific and heterogeneous weight, in such a way that the fluid or fuel that is received in the system that needs it, is of a maximum purity.

The characteristic details of this device High flow capacity fluid purifier are clearly shown in the following description and in the accompanying drawings, as well as an illustration of that and following the same reference signs to indicate the parts and figures shown.

Fig. 1 It is a side view of the high flow capacity fluid purifying apparatus.

Fig. 2 It is a conventional perspective view of the high flow capacity fluid purifying apparatus.

Fig. 3 It is a sectional view perpendicular to the internal dividing plate of the fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, without the covers, to show the internal arrangement of its parts.

Fig. 4 It is a sectional perspective view of the fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, without the covers, showing the inside thereof.

Fig. 5 It is a top view of the high flow capacity fluid purifying apparatus showing the configuration of two internally placed wavebreakers.

Fig. 6 It is a top view of the middle part of the high flow capacity fluid purifying apparatus showing the configuration of two internally placed wavebreakers.

Fig. 7 It is a top view of the lower part of the fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity which shows the configuration of a vertical and horizontally placed internal wave breaker. Fig. 8 It is a detailed view of the rectangular cubic body at its bottom, which we call a cartridge.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION (OR BEST METHOD KNOWN TO CARRY OUT THE INVENTION)

With reference to said figures, the diesel purification apparatus of high purification capacity (figs. 1 and 2), is formed by a metal cylinder made by mechanical means of formation such as bending, extruded, die-cutting, etc. , depending on the process used for its realization, welding is used to join it, being able to be welding with or without metal, autogenous or electrical, manual or automatic, externally to the cylinder a threaded tube (1.2) is incorporated to connect the hose (no illustrated) that supplies the fuel that comes from the storage tank, this tube (1.2) is in correspondence with the inlet hole (3.3) of the cartridge (3.1) placed inside the cylinder (figs. 3 and 4), this hole (3.3.) It generally has the same dimension as the inside diameter (2.3) of the fuel inlet tube and can be different according to the needs (1.2), the cartridge (3.1) placed or internally, it has a length (figs. 3 and 4) almost the same as the dividing plate (3.10) placed diametrically inside (fig. 4), the cartridge (3.1) incorporates in the face that corresponds to the inside of the cylinder and in the lower part a hole in This case of greater diameter (3.2) may be the same or of a different diameter than the entrance hole (3.3), and it is through the hole of greater diameter (3.2) where the diesel fuel leaves once it enters the apparatus, of equal way is provided in the lower part an opening as a result of the angle of the lower plate (8.1) that is auxiliary in the dissipation of the pressure in the inlet flow of diesel fuel, inside the cylinder a plate (3.10) is incorporated whose measure in width corresponds to the inside diameter of the cylinder and its measurement is longitudinally relative to the size of the cylinder without its covers (figs. 3 and 4), this plate (3.10) internally divides the cylinder into two asymmetric semi-circles, and allows the turbulence created by the passage of the fuel does not affect the already purified fuel, in addition this plate (3.10) supports the wavebreaker plates

(figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9), each wave-breaker plate has a different shape which allows the pressure of the fuel inlet flow in the apparatus Purifier is dramatically diminished, this is due to its strategic placement and with an approximate angle of 45 ° with respect to an imaginary horizontal axis, the number of wavebreaker plates can vary according to the needs in each purifying device and depending on the quantity of fuel to be purified, these wave breakers (3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9) are placed inside the cylinder, where the square-shaped wave breaker (3.4) is at the same height as the hole outlet (3.2) of the cartridge, attached to the inner wall of the cylinder by means of welding, said wavebreaker is placed vertically, just above this wavebreaker and in correspondence with the half circle where the cartridge is located , another wavebreaker (3.5) is placed With a flat face to fit perfectly with the inner dividing plate (3.10), this wavebreaker (3.5) has a semi-circular shape with triangular cuts and following the shape of the cartridge (fig. 5) and install with a Approximate angle of 45 °, in the semi-circle that corresponds to the exit hole (1.3) of the purified fuel, another wavebreaker (3.6) is placed that fits perfectly by welding and that has triangular cutouts placed in a approximately 45 ° angle, also in that sector one rompe¬ waves (3.7) having triangular cutouts located in an approximate angle of 2 ° or 3 ^or, likewise optionally incorporated and according to Purification needs according to the inlet pressure of the diesel fuel in the purifying apparatus, more wave breakers can be incorporated as well as their design, whether flat, triangular, perforated, etc. can be varied. (3.8 and 3.9) both in the sector corresponding to the cartridge and in the sector corresponding to the exit hole of the diesel fuel already purified (illustrated in Figures 5 and 6), the wavebreakers (3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9) have been incorporated in order to prevent the diesel fuel from dragging impurities at the outlet due to the pressure of the output flow of the fuel from the device without this meaning that the purifying device does not correctly perform its function of separating the impurities of diesel fuel, in addition this purifying device has two covers, one upper (2.1) and one lower (2.2) where a plug (1.5) existing in the market that serves to purge the indoor air of the purifying device and a valve have been incorporated of purge (1.4) existing in the market, where the plug incorporated in the upper cover (1.5) works to remove the air from the purifying apparatus, and the lower purge valve (1.4) serves to remove the s impurities deposited on the inner bottom surface of the purifying apparatus, to provide the primary filter with a fuel with a purification of between 98 and 99%, so that it passes to the totally pure engine.

The principle under which the present fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity acts is the centrifugal principle, of precipitative application to the participants in the fluid or flow due to the separation of elements by their different specific weight, the generic behavior of densities indicates that mixed fluids of different specific weight tend to separate, leaving the fluids of greater specific weight in the lower layers and lighter fluids in the upper layers, such is the case of diesel fuel whose specific weight is less than 1, which is of lower density than water whose specific weight is 1, so that diesel fuel is kept separate from water and impurities, tending to remain at the top of the purifying apparatus, leaving impurities or heterogeneous mixtures that are of a specific weight equal to or greater than 1 and water on the lower surface inside the purifying apparatus.

Diesel fuel or the fluid supplied from the storage tank enters the purifying device (figs. 1 and 2) through the cartridge, generating an effect similar to centrifugation and creating a turbulence that causes the elements to separate, due to the pressure of the inlet flow, if the purifying apparatus did not have the wavebreaker plates, the flow of fuel or fluid required by the system would be such that the purified fluid or fuel when sucked by the outlet tube would be re-mixed with the impurities separated, however in this apparatus the fluid or fuel already purified comes out of the tube provided for that action to where it is required. According to field tests carried out with the purifying device, it can be stated that the retention of impurities of greater specific weight and also taking into account the density of the particles, and other impurities that the fluid or fuel could have before entering the apparatus Purifier are removed in a percentage between 98% and 99%.

For all the above, it can be said that these purification characteristics have not been achieved by any other similar device and it has the purification characteristics in a percentage of 98% to 99% in fluids or fuels.

Another feature of this high purification diesel fuel purification apparatus is that it can also be used to purify fluids or fuels such as fuel oil, gasoline, gas-aircraft, gasoline, chemical liquids, water, etc., or all those fluids who wish to separate impurities of different densities.

Claims

CLAIMS Having sufficiently described the invention is considered as a novelty and therefore claim as exclusive property of my represented the content in the following clauses:

1. Fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, which is made by means of a metal cylinder, an inlet pipe to which the hose from the storage tank is connected, which provides the fluid or fuel inside the apparatus, a tube of outlet that provides the fluid or fuel already purified to the system that will use it, characterized by having a cartridge that in its lower part incorporates a hole of greater diameter as well as an opening that allows to dissipate the pressure of the flow of entry of the fluid or diesel fuel , a dividing plate that is incorporated diametrically inside the apparatus, as well as a series of wave breakers that dramatically reduce the pressure of the fuel inlet flow, preferably provided in number of six, but that its number may vary according to the needs , a plug for purging in the upper cover and a purging valve in the lower cover.

2. Fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, characterized in that, as claimed in clause 1, the cartridge that conducts the fluid or fuel into the apparatus, has a hole of variable size and an opening caused by the angulation of the lower plate, to reduce the pressure of the fluid or fuel inlet flow, projecting it against the dividing plate and against a wavebreaker placed vertically.

3. Fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, characterized in that, as claimed in clause 1, the wave breakers are shaped so as to allow diesel fuel to pass to the top of the apparatus, provided the suitable conditions for the purification thereof, placed at varying angles with respect to the imaginary horizontal line.

4. Fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, characterized in that, as claimed in the first and third clause, the wave breakers are provided in a number of six but whose number may vary according to needs.

5. Fluid purifying apparatus of high flow capacity, characterized in that, as claimed in the first clause, it is provided with a purge plug and a purge valve (existing on the market), at the ends that allow removal the air contained in the device and remove the impurities deposited at the bottom of the device.

6. Fluid purifying apparatus with high flow capacity, characterized in that, as claimed in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth clauses, it is used to purify any type of fluid or fuel that it needs for intrinsic reasons to pass clean and pure to the system.