Fluid flow baffle for fuel processor
This patent describes a unitary fuel processing and filtering unit, particularly for diesel fuel and operative to separate out water and impurities from the fuel adapted to be mounted to a mounting head having a fuel inlet passage and a fuel outlet passage comprising: a housing including a lower portion defining a combined heating and sediment chamber, a concentric annular shaped filtering means positioned within an upper portion of the housing, a top plate having a fuel inlet and fuel outlet, a generally cup-shaped baffle having side surfaces which extend along the filtering means. Fuel flows into the fuel inlet passage flows downwardly along the radially outer surface of the baffle and into the heating and sediment chamber. The baffle defines a passage for conducting fuel from the chamber to the filtering means, characterized by heating means in the lower portion operative to heat the incoming fuel by direct contact with the chamber. The heating means includes a heated portion in close proximity to the passage, and the heating means extends through a substantial part of the lower portion.
- Assignee:
- Davco Manufacturing Corp., Ann Arbor, MI
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4676895
- OSTI ID:
- 6136565
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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