Patent ID: 6103120
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in processing fluids comprising:a tubular porous element having first and second end surfaces and interior and exterior surfaces extending between the first and second end surfaces;a housing including an inlet and an outlet and defining a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet, the tubular porous element being disposed across the fluid flow path, wherein the housing includes a non-perforated tubular housing portion having first and second end surfaces and an interior surface disposed about the tubular porous element, and first and second housing end pieces respectively sealed to both the first and second end surfaces of the tubular housing portion and the first and second end surfaces of the tubular porous element to form fluid tight seals; anda plurality of fluid flow grooves or passages disposed between the housing and the porous element and extending from about the first end surface to about the second end surface of the porous element.