Patent ID: 6752856
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B01D,F01M,Y10S

Abstract:
An assembly for removing aerosol from crankcase gasses being returned to an air intake manifold compromising:a housing having a housing wall defining a top portion and a base with at least one drain, an inlet line extending through said housing wall for communicating with a crankcase, an outlet line extending through said top portion for communicating with an air intake manifold, an inertial separator attached to said inlet line and having a screen through which the gasses pass and having an impacter plate for obstructing aerosol suspended in the gasses, a sheet wound in spaced convolutions to define a spiraled path from the exterior to a central space for conveying gasses from inertial separator to said central space, and a thermal interception tube located in said central space for receiving gasses, said tube having a porous wall for gasses to pass therethrough, an opening at one end for egress of gasses, and a chiller for reducing the temperature of said thermal interception tube and causing condensation on said tube wall.