An attachment and retaining mechanism is described for removably attaching a rotating filter element to a rotating shaft. The rotating filter element includes a filter media that is driven by a drive mechanism that rotates the rotating shaft. The filter element is removably attached to the rotating shaft such that the filter element and filtration system can be periodically replaced and/or serviced. In some arrangements, the drive shaft includes a D-shaped section that interacts with a mating section of the filter element sleeve of the rotating filter element. In other arrangements, the drive shaft includes at least one flat drive surface.

A filter monitor system (“FMS”) module is installed on the engine/vehicle and is connected to the filter systems, sensors and devices to monitor various performance parameters. The module also connects to the engine control module (“ECM”) and draws parameters from the ECM. The FMS module is capable of interfacing with various output devices such as a smartphone application, a display monitor, an OEM telematics system or a service technician's tool on a computer. The FMS module consists of hardware and software algorithms which constantly monitor filter systems and provide information to the end-user. FMS module provides necessary inputs and outputs for electronic sensors and devices.

An internal combustion engine having an oil circuit, wherein the oil circuit is designed to supply at least one component of the internal combustion engine with lubricating oil, and at least one oil reservoir for providing the lubricating oil for the oil circuit, wherein there is provided at least one collecting container separate from the at least one oil reservoir, wherein lubricating oil in the oil circuit downstream of the at least one component can be collected in the at least one collecting container, and there is provided at least one removal device, by means of which at least a part of the lubricating oil collected in the at least one collecting container is removable from the at least one oil circuit.

A blow-by gas filtration assembly fluidically connects to a vehicle engine system to receive blow-by gases and filter the suspended particles. A filtration assembly main body includes a filtration chamber and an outlet mouth. A filter group is radially crossable by blow-by gases from outside to inside, including a central cavity. A command group partially houses and supports on the main body operatively connected to the filter group to command the filter group in rotation. A support group supporting the filter group includes a bearing element with an outer fifth wheel sealingly engaging an outlet edge, an inner fifth wheel defining an outlet passage for filtered blow-by gases, and a hollow tubular member defining an outlet duct, including a bearing end operatively connected to the inner fifth wheel and a support portion extending from the bearing end, in the central cavity, mounting the filter group on the support portion.

The combination of a gas-pressure-driven pump jet nozzle or alternatively Coanda effect nozzle with an impactor nozzle(s) in an air-oil separator for separating oil from blow-by gasses from a crankcase of an internal combustion engine, or for separating liquid aerosol from gas, in general. Such combination enhances impaction efficiency and enables operation at higher pressure differentials (or pressure drop) (“dP”) without causing excessive backpressure in the air-oil separator.

A breather is provided for an internal combustion engine that is configured to be mounted to provide a compact, space efficient packaging arrangement for the internal combustion engine. The breather includes a housing with a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, and a plurality of sidewalls connecting the front and rear walls. The front wall is configured for attachment to the rearward end of the valve cover.

A blow-by gas recirculation device includes: a blow-by gas passage connected to an intake passage; an oil separator provided in the blow-by gas passage; and an adsorption/desorption member which is provided in the intake passage and/or the blow-by gas passage. The intake passage and the blow-by gas passage is located between the oil separator and the compressor of a turbocharger, and the adsorption/desorption member is configured so as to adsorb oil contained in a blow-by gas B and desorb the oil while the diameter of particles of the oil is increased.

A separator system comprises a main separator, and an additional separator including one of a pre-separator, post separator, or line-of-sight baffle. The additional separator separates liquid particles from an air/liquid mixture and comprises an inlet, an air outlet, a liquid outlet, and a plurality of posts disposed between the inlet and the air outlet. The posts are arranged in a staggered array and comprise a convex end portion having an impaction surface, a portion of liquid particles from the air/liquid mixture adhering as a liquid film to the impaction surface, and a hook end portion positioned downstream the convex end portion and including hooks having an end and a collection pocket disposed between the impaction surface and the end. The collection pocket collects the portion of liquid particles adhered as the liquid film to the impaction surface.

A device separates particles such as oil particles from a gas flow, from a blow-by gas of a crankcase ventilation, in an internal combustion engine. The device includes a valve seat that defines a flow passage opening and a movable valve element that can be displaced between a closed position, in which the valve element is in abutting contact with the valve seat and the abutting contact defines an axial abutting point, and at least one open position, in which the valve element is moved from the axial abutting point in an axial actuating direction, wherein at least one abutting contact surface of the valve element and/or the valve seat is contoured in such a way that a fluid passage is allowed in the closed position.

Rotating coalescer elements that maximize the radial-projected separation surface area in a given (rotating) cylindrical volume, where flow to be cleaned is passing axially upward or downward through a separating media of the rotating coalescer element. Various example package assemblies are provided with various types of rotating configurations including cylindrical coiled media packs, frustum coiled media packs, concentric cylinders, coiled metal or polymer films with and without perforations, and/or alternating layers of different materials. The described rotating coalescers may be driven by hydraulic turbine, electric motor, belt, gear or by mounting on rotating machine components, such as rotating engine shafts or connected components.