Engine emission pollutant separator

Patent · Tue Jul 22 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5013118

Schaefer, J

A description is given of a pollutant separator for reducing contaminants in a flow from a source of emission to a utilization point comprising: a cooling coil having an inlet and an outlet, said cooling coil inlet being coupled to the source of emissions; filter means having an inlet and an outlet, said filter means inlet coupled to the outlet of the cooling coil; a scrubber unit having an inlet and an outlet, the scrubber unit inlet coupled to the filter means outlet and the scrubber unit outlet coupled to the utilization point, the scrubber unit including; a closed chamber; a primary scrubber tube having a first and a second end and having a plurality of holes in the wall thereof communicating with the closed chamber, the first end of the primary scrubber tube being coupled to the filter means outlet and the second end of the primary scrubber tube being coupled to the utilization device, the scrubber tube having an external shoulder; a plurality of scrubber balls movably positioned within the bore of said tube; a plurality of springs each respectively arranged between two of the scrubber balls to provide resilient biasing of said balls; a ring valve movably covering a portion of the outer surface of the primary scrubber tube, the ring valve having a shoulder portion extending outwardly; a ring valve spring for biasing the ring valve shoulder and the scrubber tube into context; a fluid passage connecting the interior of the primary scrubber tube to the surface of the scrubber tube shoulder such that fluid pressure is exerted therethrough to the shoulder of the ring valve to provide fluctuating pressure within the scrubber means to enhance motion of the scrubber balls therein.

• Assignee: IFI; ERA-06-001051; EDB-80-123615
• Patent Number(s): US 4213770
• OSTI ID: 5013118
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 2 Apr 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ACCUMULATORS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
COOLING
FILTERS
MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS
OPENINGS
PRESSURE CONTROL
SCRUBBERS
SPRINGS
TUBES
VALVES
CONTAINERS
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HEAT ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
TANKS
330700* - Advanced Propulsion Systems- Emission Control