An exchangeable filter of a treatment device has a housing with a housing pot and a housing cover connected to the open side of the housing pot. The exchangeable filter is connectable to a connecting head of the treatment device with a bayonet-type connecting device. The connecting device has a housing connecting part on the housing interacting with a head connecting part of the connecting head for connecting the connecting device. The housing has an inlet for a fluid to be treated connectable to a supply conduit of the treatment head and an outlet for the treated fluid connectable to a discharge conduit of the treatment head. The housing pot has a rim at the open side of the housing pot. The rim radially outwardly surrounds the housing connecting part and axially projects past the housing connecting part in a direction away from the housing bottom.

A fluid filtration assembly (FFA) includes a housing having a thickness defined between an internal surface and an external surface, the housing receiving a filter and defining an outer annular flow passage between an outer surface of the filter and the internal surface of the housing; an inlet pipe communicates with the FFA and injects a fluid into the housing to impart a centrifugal force; an outlet pipe communicates with the FFA and discharges the fluid from the housing; and a collection area disposed towards an end of the outer annular flow passage collects particulate matter from the fluid; wherein a width of the outer annular flow passage increases towards the collection area.

An oil supply system for supplying oil to a lubricating cavity of a gas turbine engine, the oil supply system has: a de-oiler having a de-oiler air-oil inlet, a de-oiler oil outlet hydraulically connected to the lubricating cavity, and a de-oiler air outlet in fluid flow communication with an environment outside of the oil supply system; and a closed-loop oil circuit including a main pump having a main pump inlet and a main pump outlet, the main pump outlet hydraulically connected to the lubricating cavity, a de-aerator having a de-aerator inlet hydraulically connected to a scavenge outlet of the lubricating cavity, a de-aerator air-oil outlet in fluid flow communication with the de-oiler inlet, and a de-aerator oil outlet hydraulically connected to the main pump inlet.

The separation efficiency for bubbles contained in liquid is improved. A bubble separator 20 that separates bubbles in liquid is provided. The bubble separator 20 comprises: a swirl flow formation part 22 extending in a nearly horizontal direction, and including an internal space having a columnar shape; an flow inlet 24 disposed at one end of the swirl flow formation part 22, and being open so as to cause the liquid to flow in the flow inlet 24 in a tangential direction of an inner peripheral surface of the swirl flow formation part 22 and so as to form a swirl flow on the inner peripheral surface; an flow outlet 26 disposed at another end of the swirl flow formation part 22, and being open so as to cause the liquid to flow out of the flow outlet 26 in a tangential direction from the inner peripheral surface; gas discharge ports 30, 32 to discharge gas separated from the liquid in the swirl flow formation part 22, outside of the swirl flow formation part; and a single or a plurality of liquid drop nozzles 50a to 50c provided on a wall surface of the swirl flow formation part 22. A fluid circuit for an automobile that includes the bubble separator 20 is also provided.

An intermediate cover of a filter housing of a filter for purifying liquids can be mounted in the filter housing for separating a filter receiving space for a filter insert from a centrifuge receiving space for a centrifuge separator by a rotary and/or insertion movement relative to an imaginary axis. The intermediate cover is provided with a portion of at least one clean fluid channel forming a fluidic connection between a clean fluid side of the filter insert and a fluid outlet of the filter housing for a purified clean fluid. The filter insert has a connecting device arranged at an axial end face and connectable to the intermediate cover. An outlet opening for purified clean fluid is arranged at the axial end face and corresponds with an inlet opening of the clean fluid channel of the intermediate cover. The outlet opening at least partially forms the connecting device.

An exchangeable filter of a treatment device has a housing with a housing pot and a housing cover connected to the open side of the housing pot. The exchangeable filter is connectable to a connecting head of the treatment device with a bayonet-type connecting device. The connecting device has a housing connecting part on the housing interacting with a head connecting part of the connecting head for connecting the connecting device. The housing has an inlet for a fluid to be treated connectable to a supply conduit of the treatment head and an outlet for the treated fluid connectable to a discharge conduit of the treatment head. The housing pot has a rim at the open side of the housing pot. The rim radially outwardly surrounds the housing connecting part and axially projects past the housing connecting part in a direction away from the housing bottom.

A centrifugal separator includes a housing and a rotary vessel having an axis and being attached to the housing for rotation relative to the housing about the axis. Either: a) the rotary vessel has one or more magnetisable regions and the housing has one or more electromagnetic windings; or b) the rotary vessel has one or more electromagnetic windings and the housing has one or more magnetisable regions. The electromagnetic windings are selectively energisable to create a magnetic field to cause rotation of the rotary vessel.

A marine outboard motor for a marine vessel is provided. The marine outboard motor includes an internal combustion engine, a drive shaft configured to transmit a drive force from the internal combustion engine, a propeller shaft, and a drive transmission configured to transmit the drive force from the drive shaft to the propeller shaft. The motor also includes a lubrication system configured to convey lubricant along a lubricant flow path to lubricate one or both of the drive transmission and the drive shaft, and a lubricant filter provided along the lubricant flow path and configured to remove solid contaminants from the lubricant as it flows along the lubricant flow path. The lubricant filter is configured to be driven by the drive shaft.

The present invention relates to an oil filtration system for off-line filtering of contaminated oil from diesel machinery (1), the oil filtration system comprising a system inlet (4) for receiving an inlet flow of contaminated oil from the diesel machinery (1), a system outlet (5) for releasing an outlet flow of filtered oil to the diesel machinery (1), an oil filtration unit which is in fluid communication with the system inlet (4) and the system outlet (5), the oil filtration unit comprising an oil filter (6) which is adapted to receive the contaminated oil and to release the filtered oil, a pumping unit (7) which is arranged upstream of the oil filtration unit, the pumping unit (7) being adapted to provide a flow of contaminated oil in a direction from the system inlet (4) to the oil filtration unit, a temperature sensor (13) for measuring an oil temperature, the temperature sensor (13) comprising a signal transmitter adapted to transmit a first electrical signal reflecting the measured oil temperature, and a control unit (14) adapted to receive the first electrical signal, to compare the measured oil temperature with at least one reference temperature, and to adjust the pumping flow rate of the pumping unit (7) according to the comparison of the measured oil temperature and the at least one reference temperature, where the temperature sensor (13) is positioned upstream from the oil filter (6) in order to measure the oil temperature of the contaminated oil immediately before it is received by the oil filter (6). The invention further relates to a method for off-line filtering of contaminated oil from diesel machinery (1).

A separation device for separating impurities from a fluid to be cleaned has a separation body with a collecting region for impurities. A load determination apparatus determines an impurity load state of the collecting region for impurities. The load determination apparatus has a transmitter emitting electromagnetic waves, a receiver receiving the electromagnetic waves emitted by the transmitter, and an evaluation device. Transmitter and receiver are arranged opposite each other on opposite sides of the collecting region for impurities. The separation body at least in sections is at least partially transmissive for electromagnetic waves emitted by the transmitter. Transmitter and receiver are connected to the evaluation device. The evaluation device determines the impurity load state of the collecting region for impurities based on the electromagnetic waves received by the receiver. Such a load determination apparatus as described as well as a method for determining an impurity load state are provided.