A dual stage filter assembly for use in a fluid cleaning and sludge removal operation, including a first stage separator incorporated into a first vessel and receiving a dirty fluid flow, a first stage clean fluid outlet extending from the first stage separator. A second stage filter is incorporated into a second vessel in fluidic communication with a dirty fluid outlet of the first stage separator for subsequent filtering and outflow through a second stage clean outlet. A flow restrictor is incorporated into said second stage clean outlet for controlling a flow rate through said filter in order to prevent clogging of the same by aggregating debris.

A screen intake has a central body with two screens attached on either end. Each of the screens has an interior that communicates with a hollow of the body via flow modifiers. These flow modifiers include one or more pipes disposed in the interior of the screens and through passages in ends of the body. A flow control support device disposed within the body supports the body's sidewall and divides the hollow into at least two portionseach communicating with flow from one of the flow modifiers. The device can include one or more plates disposed adjacent one another within the internal hollow with a peripheral edge attached to an inside of the body's sidewall. At least one of the one or more plates can be solid, or one or more of the plates can define openings therein allowing passage of at least some fluid therethrough.

A filter element includes a first end cap, a second end cap, and a ring of filter media disposed between the first end cap and the second end cap. The ring of filter media circumscribes a central cavity. The filter element also includes an air-bleed conduit axially extending through the central cavity. The air-bleed conduit includes a first portion integrally formed with the first end cap and a second portion integrally formed with the second end cap. The second portion is configured to fluidly connect to the first portion.

A filter arrangement for liquids has a filter housing and a functional carrier arranged inside the filter housing. A cylindrical filter element is inserted axially into the filter housing and defines an unfiltered side and a filtered side inside the filter housing. A non-return diaphragm is secured within the filter housing, wherein the non-return diaphragm is arranged on the functional carrier so as to effect an axial and/or radial sealing action of the unfiltered side relative to the filtered side of the filter arrangement.

The invention relates to a particle filter device (1) comprising: a fluid inlet (20), a fluid outlet (21), a first fluid flow circuit (31) comprising a first filter zone (2) having a first filter surface (S.sub.1), a second fluid flow circuit (32) comprising a second filter zone (3) having a second filter surface (S.sub.2) and a constriction (4) having a constant hydraulic resistance so that, in operation, a first portion of the fluid flows through the first flow circuit (31) by passing through the first filter zone (2) and a second portion of the fluid flows through the second flow circuit (32) by passing through the second filter zone (3) and the constriction (4), and the first filter zone (2) reaches a predetermined clogging condition before the second filter zone (3).

A screen intake has a central body with two screens attached on either end. Each of the screens has an interior that communicates with a hollow of the body via flow modifiers. These flow modifiers include one or more pipes disposed in the interior of the screens and through passages in ends of the body. A flow control support device disposed within the body supports the body's sidewall and divides the hollow into at least two portionseach communicating with flow from one of the flow modifiers. The device can include one or more plates disposed adjacent one another within the internal hollow with a peripheral edge attached to an inside of the body's sidewall. At least one of the one or more plates can be solid, or one or more of the plates can define openings therein allowing passage of at least some fluid therethrough.

A filter cartridge for filtering fuel comprising a filter wall having a tubular conformation, a first support plate fixed to an end of the filter wall and a second support plate fixed to the opposite end of the filter wall, a support core coaxially inserted internally of the filter wall and provided with radial openings for passage of the fuel, in which the support core exhibits, at an upper end thereof, a housing seating of a hydrophobic wall having a tubular shape which is positioned coaxially internally of the core, the hydrophobic wall comprising a support shank, configured such as to be housed in the housing seating and provided with at least a portion of a bypass conduit which enables placing an internal volume of the filter wall in fluid communication with an outlet hole of the cartridge.

The fuel filter has an outlet for the filtered fuel in a lower base portion of a casing, and a valve associated with the outlet. The filter insert has an internal space in which filtered fuel flows and that accommodates a central member capable of moving the valve to an open position when the insert is in an operational configuration in the casing. The valve is urged, by default, to a sealed position cutting off the flow to the outlet, for example by resilient return arranged between the bottom of the filter and a wall of an interface that guides the lower end of the central member. The central member and the filter insert form a removable unit, and it is therefore possible, typically by way of a cover/removable unit fastening, to automatically obtain the sealed position after opening the top cover.

The present invention relates to an oil filtration unit (1) for removal of solid contaminants from contaminated oil, the oil filtration unit (1) comprising a housing (2) which comprises a housing inlet (3) adapted to receive contaminated oil from the surroundings and to release the contaminated oil to an inner opening (4) of the housing (2) at a first pressure (p1) and a housing outlet (12) adapted to release filtered oil to the surroundings, and an oil filter (6) for filtering the contaminated oil, the oil filter (6) being arranged in the inner opening (4) of the housing (2) and comprising a filter inlet defined by an outer surface (7) of the oil filter (6), an inner filter volume (8) adapted to receive filtered oil at a second pressure (p2), where the second pressure (p2) is lower than the first pressure (p1), and a filter outlet inside the housing (2) providing fluid/liquid communication between the inner filter volume (8) and the housing outlet (12) in order to release the filtered oil from the inner filter volume (8), where the filter outlet comprises a hydraulic resistance providing a fluid/liquid flow restriction between the inner filter volume (8) and the housing outlet (12) in order to increase the second pressure (p2) inside the inner filter volume (8) and to release the filtered oil from the inner filter volume (8) to the housing outlet (12) at a third pressure (p3), where the third pressure (p3) is lower than the second pressure (p2).

The present invention relates to an oil filtration unit (1) for removal of solid contaminants from contaminated oil, the oil filtration unit (1) comprising a housing (2) which comprises a housing inlet (3) adapted to receive contaminated oil from the surroundings and to release the contaminated oil to an inner opening (4) of the housing (2) at a first pressure (p1) and a housing outlet (12) adapted to release filtered oil to the surroundings, and an oil filter (6) for filtering the contaminated oil, the oil filter (6) being arranged in the inner opening (4) of the housing (2) and comprising a filter inlet defined by an outer surface (7) of the oil filter (6), an inner filter volume (8) adapted to receive filtered oil at a second pressure (p2), where the second pressure (p2) is lower than the first pressure (p1), and a filter outlet inside the housing (2) providing fluid/liquid communication between the inner filter volume (8) and the housing outlet (12) in order to release the filtered oil from the inner filter volume (8), where the filter outlet comprises a hydraulic resistance providing a fluid/liquid flow restriction between the inner filter volume (8) and the housing outlet (12) in order to increase the second pressure (p2) inside the inner filter volume (8) and to release the filtered oil from the inner filter volume (8) to the housing outlet (12) at a third pressure (p3), where the third pressure (p3) is lower than the second pressure (p2).