A fluid delivery system includes a primary fluid passageway and a filter that is configured to receive a portion of fluid that passes through the primary fluid passageway. The filter includes a secondary fluid passageway having a secondary inlet end that intersects the primary fluid passageway and a secondary outlet that intersects the primary fluid passageway at a location downstream of the inlet end. The filter includes a tertiary fluid passageway having a tertiary inlet end and a blind end. The tertiary inlet end intersects the secondary fluid passageway at a third location. The third location is disposed in the secondary fluid passageway between the secondary inlet end and the secondary outlet end, and the blind end disposed at a location spaced apart from the tertiary inlet end.

A filter module for a gravity-type water-purifying device including a plurality of plate-shaped filter members, which are in a plate shape having a predetermined area, produce filtered water from raw water introduced from the outside, and are spaced apart from each other in parallel along one direction while one surface of each filter member faces each other at a predetermined; and a filtered-water integrating member for fixing one side of each of the plate-shaped filter members so that the plurality of plate-shaped filter members can be kept spaced apart from each other along one direction while facing each other, and for integrating and discharging the filtered water individually produced from each of the plurality of plate-shaped filter members.

A filter unit is disclosed that increases solids loading capacity, decreases specific flowrate during filtration, and improves backwash effectiveness. A flow shaping plate and/or flow diverting member are used to reduce flow entrance effects during reverse, backwash flow through the filter unit.

This disclosure generally relates to perforated filter media and coalescing filter elements utilizing perforated filter media. One example coalescing filter element is structured to separate a dispersed phase from a continuous phase of a mixture. The filter media includes a first coalescing layer. The first coalescing layer includes a first filter media. The first filter media has a plurality of pores and a first perforation. Each of the plurality of pores is smaller than the first perforation. The first perforation is formed in the first filter media and extends through the first filter media. The plurality of pores are structured to capture a portion of the dispersed phase. The first perforation is structured to facilitate the transmission of coalesced drops of the dispersed phase through the first coalescing layer such that the coalesced drops of the dispersed phase are separated from the portion of the dispersed phase captured in the first coalescing layer.

A method of manufacturing a media assembly comprises winding a filter media about a center axis into a media roll and cutting the media roll along at least two cut lines and into at least two media packs of at least two media assemblies. The media roll is cut along at least one plane that is parallel to the center axis.

A filter media, filter element, filter system and methods are provided. The filter media provides improved filter characteristics including water separation efficiency. The filter media may include one or more of increased surface roughness and/or embossments. The filter media may be provided by pleated filter media.