Variable flexure-based fluid filter

Patent · Tue Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:1176139

Brown, Steve B.; Colston, Jr., Billy W.; Marshall, Graham; Wolcott, Duane

An apparatus and method for filtering particles from a fluid comprises a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a variable size passage between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, and means for adjusting the size of the variable size passage for filtering the particles from the fluid. An inlet fluid flow stream is introduced to a fixture with a variable size passage. The size of the variable size passage is set so that the fluid passes through the variable size passage but the particles do not pass through the variable size passage.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 7,188,731
• Application Number: 10/648,626
• OSTI ID: 1176139
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2003 Aug 25
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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