A multi-mechanism wet dust removal apparatus that circulates water and removes ambient dust, and a dust removal method. The multi-mechanism wet dust removal apparatus includes a dust collecting device, a dust settling and air-water separation device, a water circulating device, and a dust discharging device. The dust removal is achieved by dust collecting, dust settling, air-water separation and dust discharging. Water can be recycled and the dust removal method integrates multiple dust removal mechanisms.

A foreline for a vacuum pump with an inlet connectable to e.g. a vessel to be evacuated and an outlet connected to and inlet of the vacuum pump to evacuate the vessel. Thereby, the foreline further comprises a discharge line with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises an opening and the second end comprises a solid material trap. The second end is arranged outside the foreline. The first end is arranged within the foreline between the inlet and the outlet and the opening is open towards the inlet of the foreline such that incoming solid material is collected by the opening, discharged through the discharge line and caught in the solid material trap.

Apparatus and method disclosed herein related to first stage gravity separation of liquid and sand from a gaseous fluid stream in an upper portion of a desanding vessel, sand separating from gas along an annular path about a shell, the sand-free gas directed back down into the shell to a fluid outlet for removal as a product stream. A second stage gravity separation of sand from accumulated liquid occurs in a lower section of the vessel. An optional final or polishing stage of the liquid is conduct using a filter. A stacked-plate filter can extend an intake opening of the fluid outlet into the accumulated liquid. Further, the filter plates can be configured with parallel filtering of gas/liquid separation for gas intake above, and with liquid/sand separation below including pressure management of the filter operation.

Apparatus and method disclosed herein related to first stage gravity separation of liquid and sand from a gaseous fluid stream in an upper portion of a desanding vessel, sand separating from gas along an annular path about a shell, the sand-free gas directed back down into the shell to a fluid outlet for removal as a product stream. A second stage gravity separation of sand from accumulated liquid occurs in a lower section of the vessel. An optional final or polishing stage of the liquid is conduct using a filter. A stacked-plate filter can extend an intake opening of the fluid outlet into the accumulated liquid. Further, the filter plates can be configured with parallel filtering of gas/liquid separation for gas intake above, and with liquid/sand separation below including pressure management of the filter operation.

The filter device includes a supply air introducing part, a filter main body part and a discharge part. The supply air introducing part takes in an outside air. The filter main body part includes a ventilation pipe connected to the supply air introducing part to allow the outside air to flow through the ventilation pipe and a filter housing part being equipped with an outflow hole allowing the outside air to flow outside at a position higher than a position of the opening part of the ventilation pipe to separate, from the outside air, a liquid in a liquid state or a state close thereto. The liquid is taken in together with the outside air. The discharge part discharges at least the separated liquid from the filter main body part.

The filter device includes a supply air introducing part, a filter main body part and a discharge part. The supply air introducing part takes in an outside air. The filter main body part includes a ventilation pipe connected to the supply air introducing part to allow the outside air to flow through the ventilation pipe and a filter housing part being equipped with an outflow hole allowing the outside air to flow outside at a position higher than a position of the opening part of the ventilation pipe to separate, from the outside air, a liquid in a liquid state or a state close thereto. The liquid is taken in together with the outside air. The discharge part discharges at least the separated liquid from the filter main body part.

A gas-liquid separation device comprises: an outer housing extending vertically, which is provided with a gas outlet at an upper end of the outer housing and a liquid outlet at a lower end of the outer housing; an inner housing disposed in the outer housing and extending vertically, an upper end of the inner housing being coupled to the outer housing in a sealed manner, a lower end of the inner housing being opened, with an annular space formed between the outer housing and the inner housing; a feeding tube inserted into the outer housing and communicated with the inner housing, with a cyclone mechanism between the feeding tube and the inner housing to output fluid into the inner housing as a swirling flow. The present disclosure can reduce the disturbance of the downward gas flow and the upward gas flow in the separation space, thus improving the separation efficiency.

A centrifugal air filter for an automotive system includes a plurality of single separators for setting an air flow passing therethrough in a turbulent motion and a separation area surrounding the plurality of single separators. The separation area receives particles from the air flow due to the centrifugal forces. A filter housing portion is located below a predefined or operation position for receiving particles from the air flow due to gravity, and an intake pipe is connected by an extraction line to a connecting pipe emerging on a filter housing and opening into the filter housing portion.

A centrifugal air filter for an automotive system includes a plurality of single separators for setting an air flow passing therethrough in a turbulent motion and a separation area surrounding the plurality of single separators. The separation area receives particles from the air flow due to the centrifugal forces. A filter housing portion is located below a predefined or operation position for receiving particles from the air flow due to gravity, and an intake pipe is connected by an extraction line to a connecting pipe emerging on a filter housing and opening into the filter housing portion.

A scent presentation system for segregating a desired scent from other scents suspended in a gas. The desired scent has a density that differs from that of another scent in the gas. The system includes a housing having a sloping top wall and a pair of elongated sloping side walls extending downward from the top wall on opposite sides of the top wall. The top wall and the pair of side walls define a channel extending between an upstream end and a downstream end of the housing. The system has a separating gate extending downward into the channel from the top wall to a lower end positioned inside the channel. The gate separates the channel into upstream and downstream chambers. The upstream end has an inlet port allowing the gas to enter the channel, and the downstream end has an outlet port allowing the gas to exit the channel.