Patent ID: 7934903
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: F04D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Fluid release apparatus comprising: a body having an interior and an outwardly facing wall, the body arranged for rotation in use and the interior of the body arranged to be maintained at a relatively higher pressure than the exterior of the body, a core member mounted to the outwardly facing wall, a chamber wall disposed about the core member so as to define an open chamber about said core member, and a chamber closure mounted about said core member, said closure being resiliently deformable between an at rest state in which the closure contacts the chamber wall and an actuated state in which the closure is spaced there-from, wherein the chamber has an aperture for receiving liquid phase fluid from the interior of said rotating body such that upon build up of sufficient liquid in said chamber the closure moves to said actuated state so as to define a flow path between the interior and the exterior of the body and thereby release liquid from said rotating body under centrifugal force.