A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis of rotation wherein the dirt outlet is defined by a gap between the sidewall of the cyclone and a plate positioned at the dirt outlet end of the cyclone.

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

The gas-liquid separator comprises: a swirl structure that causes a gas heading from upstream to downstream to swirl about a flow axis heading from upstream to downstream; a separation structure that discharges outward liquid components contained in the gas passing through the swirl structure; and a deflection structure that is provided downstream of the swirl structure and deflects the gas that has passed through the swirl structure. The deflection structure is provided with: a narrowing core portion that has a three-dimensional shape which narrows from upstream to downstream; and deflecting fins that are provided to the side surface of the narrowing core portion and deflect the gas in the opposite direction to the swirling direction resulting from the swirl structure.

The invention discloses a conical cyclone separator and a dust collecting apparatus including the same. The multi-conical cyclone separator includes a multi-conical main body and a fitting multi-conical cover body, the multi-conical main body has conical tubes, the multi-conical cover body has diversion columns which correspond to the conical tubes one by one, the diversion column is inserted into the corresponding conical tube to form a casing structure, the side of each conical tube of the multi-conical main body is provided with an air inlet and a compensation tuyere for compensating an inlet air flow rate to reduce a negative pressure in the conical tube and improve a dust-gas separation effect.

The invention discloses a conical cyclone separator and a dust collecting apparatus including the same. The multi-conical cyclone separator includes a multi-conical main body and a fitting multi-conical cover body, the multi-conical main body has conical tubes, the multi-conical cover body has diversion columns which correspond to the conical tubes one by one, the diversion column is inserted into the corresponding conical tube to form a casing structure, the side of each conical tube of the multi-conical main body is provided with an air inlet and a compensation tuyere for compensating an inlet air flow rate to reduce a negative pressure in the conical tube and improve a dust-gas separation effect.

A heater-integrated filter includes: a casing in which are formed an intake port for taking in a portion of process gas from a compressor and a discharge port for discharging the process gas; a filter body which is provided inside the casing and through which the process gas from the intake port passes; and rod-like heaters which are disposed inside the casing and along which the process gas that has passed through the filter body is capable of flowing toward the discharge port along the extension direction.

A heater-integrated filter includes: a casing in which are formed an intake port for taking in a portion of process gas from a compressor and a discharge port for discharging the process gas; a filter body which is provided inside the casing and through which the process gas from the intake port passes; and rod-like heaters which are disposed inside the casing and along which the process gas that has passed through the filter body is capable of flowing toward the discharge port along the extension direction.

An air intake device for a vehicle. The device includes an inlet for air, a first outlet arranged for providing air to an engine of the vehicle and a second outlet arranged for discharging liquid separated from the air provided to the first outlet, and an intermediate portion forming an air channel extending from the inlet to the first outlet and the second outlet. A bottom surface on the inside of the intermediate portion is inclined relative to a horizontal plane for directing liquid in the air channel towards the second outlet.

An air intake device for a vehicle. The device includes an inlet for air, a first outlet arranged for providing air to an engine of the vehicle and a second outlet arranged for discharging liquid separated from the air provided to the first outlet, and an intermediate portion forming an air channel extending from the inlet to the first outlet and the second outlet. A bottom surface on the inside of the intermediate portion is inclined relative to a horizontal plane for directing liquid in the air channel towards the second outlet.