Patent ID: 9579593
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01D,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Claim:
1. A replaceable fuel separation unit comprising: a permeable substrate having a first end face, a second end face, a plurality of parallel channels extending from the first end face to the second end face, and an outer surface; a first housing structured and arranged to contain the permeable substrate, having an intermediate internal surface, the first housing comprising a first end plate and a second end plate defining respective first and second outer ends of the housing, wherein the intermediate internal surface of the first housing is disposed between the first end plate and the second end plate, a permeate chamber comprising a space formed between the outer surface of the permeable substrate and the intermediate internal surface of the first housing; wherein the permeate chamber is separated from the end faces of the permeable substrate by the first end plate seal and the second end plate seal, and outer side portions of the first and second end plate seals do not abut against respective first and second end plates, and are spaced by a gap within the permeate chamber from the intermediate internal surface of the first housing.