Patent ID: 11971127
Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. A method of splitting fluid flow comprising:
directing a fluid flow through a sharp turn;
directing the fluid flow into an inlet of a flow splitter downstream of the sharp turn;
dividing the fluid flow into a first sub-fluid flow and a second sub-fluid flow at the inlet with an internal vane to thereby turn at least one of the first sub-fluid flow or the second sub-fluid flow from 0 degrees to a degree between about 60 degrees and 150 degrees, wherein the internal vane comprises a first end of the internal vane that is substantially parallel with the fluid flow before the sharp turn;
directing the first sub-fluid flow to a first outlet of the flow splitter; and
directing the second sub-fluid flow to a second outlet of the flow splitter, the first sub-fluid flow being isolable from the second sub-fluid flow through the flow splitter by the internal vane.