Patent ID: 11920452
Assignee: BLACK GOLD PUMP AND SUPPLY, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 14:
15. A separator assembly for receiving an inflow of a downhole fluid and separating a particulate matter from said inflow resulting in a cleansed fluid and a particulate discharge, said separator assembly comprising:
an adapter having an upwardly facing threaded end and a lower end;
a separation unit comprising a sleeve member, the separation unit attached to the lower end of the adapter, a thermoplastic liner member disposed inside the sleeve member, the sleeve member having an upper end and a lower end, the thermoplastic liner member comprising an exterior in engaging contact with an interior of the sleeve member, the thermoplastic liner member further comprising an interior surface, the separation module further comprising a thermoplastic vortex guide disposed inside the interior surface of the thermoplastic liner member, the thermoplastic vortex guide having a first end and a second end and an axial opening extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the thermoplastic vortex guide further comprises a helical exterior, said helical exterior configured to be in engaging contact with the interior surface of the thermoplastic liner member resulting in a single helical passage between the interior surface of the liner member and the helical exterior of the vortex guide, said helical passage extending from an inlet at the upper end of the sleeve member to an outlet adjacent the second end of the thermoplastic vortex guide;
a mandrel attached the lower end of the sleeve member, said mandrel comprising a top end, a bottom end, and an axial opening extending through the mandrel from the top end to the bottom end, said axial opening configured for a flow of the cleansed fluid; and
a dump valve comprising a ball and seat disposed within a cage, said cage attached to the bottom end of the mandrel, the dump valve configured to release the particulate discharge from the separator assembly upon the ball lifting off of the seat.