AIR INTAKE SEPARATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• Main Authors: Peter VALSLER, Philip PENDRILL, Andrew RUSSELL, Michael HANDLEY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 13.04.2017
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

An air intake separator system includes a plurality of vanes adapted to remove fluid or precipitation from an air stream, wherein the vanes are operably coupled to tubular rods with an interference fit. Applying an elevated temperature heat transfer fluid to the plurality of vanes removes fluid or precipitation from an air stream in order to prevent ice formation. Likewise, applying a lower temperature heat transfer fluid can cool the vanes. La presente invención se refiere a un sistema separador de admisión de aire que incluye una pluralidad de paletas adaptadas para remover fluido o precipitación de una corriente de aire, en donde las paletas se acoplan operativamente a las barras tubulares con un ajuste de interferencia. La aplicación de un fluido de transferencia de calor de temperatura elevada a la pluralidad de paletas elimina el fluido o precipitación de una corriente de aire para evitar la formación de hielo. Igualmente, la aplicación de un fluido de transferencia de calor de temperatura menor puede enfriar las paletas.