An exemplary method includes forming a sacrificial layer along sidewalls of an array of trenches that are indented into a substrate, depositing a fill layer over the sacrificial layer, and then creating an array of gaps between the fill layer and the substrate by removing the sacrificial layer along the sidewalls of the trenches, while maintaining a structural connection between the substrate and the fill layer at the floors of the trenches. The method further includes covering the substrate, the fill layer, and the gaps with a cap layer that seal fluid-tight against the substrate and the fill layer. The method further includes indenting a first reservoir and a second reservoir through the cap layer, and into the substrate and the fill layer, across the lengths of the array of gaps, so that the array of gaps connects the first reservoir in fluid communication with the second reservoir.

In one aspect, a material is disclosed, including: a periodic structure including a plurality of unit cells, the plurality of unit cells having a respective plurality of shared nodes, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells has a plurality of members forming an open cell volume; and a matrix material associated with the periodic structure. In another aspect, a method of forming a material is disclosed, including: forming a periodic structure including a plurality of unit cells, the plurality of unit cells having a respective plurality of shared nodes, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells has a plurality of members forming an open cell volume; and associating a matrix material with the periodic structure. Matrix material selection, composition, manufacturing, interfacial bonding modification, and post-treatments of the periodic structure-matrix material composites are disclosed.

A sieve panel and related methods of construction for dewater slurries with shaped-wire elements that have a variable tilt arrangement along the sieve panel. Each of the plurality of shaped-wire elements can be selectively oriented when mounted to a support member to define a desired tilt angle of the shaped-wire element relative to the support members Tilt angle can be selectively varied between an upper end and a lower end of the sieve panel to enhance dewatering characteristics of the sieve panel. The sieve panel can be fabricated such that an upper portion and a lower portion are essentially mirror images of each other such that the sieve panel can be flipped after leading edges of the individual screening elements have suffered wear leading to a degradation in dewatering performance. By flipping the sieve panel, an effective service life of the sieve panel can be essentially doubled.

Filter caps 200, 400, 500, 600, 700 are provided that include internal geometry that modulate flow characteristics above the surface of a membrane filter held within the filter cap 200, 400, 500, 600, 700. The internal geometry in some cases provide for recirculation within the filter cap 200, 400, 500, 600, 700 that provides a cross flow element across the filter membrane that reduces clogging of the filter.

According to some aspects, a method is provided of removing debris from a liquid photopolymer in an additive fabrication device. According to some embodiments, a mesh of solid material may be formed in an additive fabrication device from a liquid photopolymer, and particles of debris present in the liquid photopolymer may adhere to the mesh. The debris may thereby be removed from the liquid photopolymer by removing the mesh from the additive fabrication device. The mesh may then be discarded.

A filter medium includes: a porous substrate; a nanofiber web laminated on both surfaces of the porous substrate, the nanofiber web being formed of accumulated nanofibers made of a polymer material and having a number of fine pores; and a fuse reinforcement material interposed between the nanofiber web and the porous substrate for adhesion with the nanofiber web and the porous substrate integrally. The porous substrate is surrounded by the nanofiber web except for an upper edge of the porous substrate, the upper edge of the porous substrate protrudes with respect to the nanofiber web to form a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is configured to be connected with a discharge hole through which purified water via the porous substrate is discharged.

A film-shaped aperture array includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposed to each other and a plurality of apertures penetrating the first principal surface and the second principal surface. A projection projecting from the second principal surface in a normal direction of the second principal surface is provided in at least one region in contact with three or more of the plurality of apertures in a part of the second principal surface, when viewed in plan from the normal direction of the second principal surface.

A filter assembly comprises a housing, a filter element for filtering a fluid and positionable within the housing, and an expansion membrane assembly. The expansion membrane assembly fluidly separates and is positionable between the housing and the filter element. The membrane assembly extends along an inner surface, a top surface, and an outer surface of the housing.

The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a filter, wherein the filter comprises a filter body formed of a porous filtration material and a plastic support structure, the method including performing a first additive manufacturing step to form an initial portion of the support structure; positioning filtration material above or on the initial portion; performing a second additive manufacturing step to form a secondary portion of the support structure such that the filtration material is between the initial and secondary portions. Additionally, the filter body can be enclosed by positioning a first portion of the filtration material to overlay a second portion of the filtration material; and connecting the first portion of the filtration material to the second portion of the filtration material to define a pocket within the filter body, the support structure configured to maintain spacing between the first and second portions of the filtration material.

A fuel filter assembly includes a filter housing that forms a cavity, and a center stack. The center stack is positioned within the cavity and includes an axial aperture in the top portion, the axial aperture having a circumferential surface, and a fuel filter. The fuel filter includes a filter center support. The fuel filter also includes a sword positioned along a surface of the filter center support, an end cap, a filter element attached to an undersurface of the end cap, a water separator at a filter base of the fuel filter, and a pin attached to the water separator. When the fuel filter is positioned within the filter housing, the sword engages with a slot of a center stack of the fuel filter housing and the pin aligns with a channel of the housing.