Patent ID: 6805160
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A flow control device for controlling the flow of a fluid into the intake of a pump, comprising:a housing defining an interior void and having a base plate, an outlet plate and a plurality of annular baffles carried between the base and the outlet plate, each of the plurality of annular baffles has an inner diameter, the inner diameters defining the interior void; an outlet defined by the outlet plate and couplable to an intake of a pump; a plurality of inlets defined by the plurality of annular baffles of the housing and encircling the interior void, the plurality of inlets being disposed at an angle to the outlet; a buffer member centrally positioned within the void and having a surface substantially opposing the plurality of inlets for facilitating redirection of fluid entering the inlets to the outlet, the buffer member having a cone shape with an apex directed toward the outlet; and the inner diameters of the annular baffles are each configured to maintain a substantially equal distance from the cone.