Patent ID: 6520902
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B01D,B04B,F01M

Abstract:
A centrifuge cartridge adapted to be rotated in a centrifuge housing about a predetermined axis for filtering fluid, comprising:a shell surrounding the predetermined axis, defining an internal filter chamber having an entrance for receiving unfiltered fluid, an exit for discharging filtered fluid and a deposit area adapted to collect contaminant, the filter chamber extending an axial length; a plurality of radial partition walls in the filter chamber for preventing wave formation in the fluid, each partition wall extending radially inwardly from the shell toward the predetermined axis, the partition walls being angularly spaced about the predetermined axis dividing the filter chamber into separate filter sections at different respective angular locations about the predetermined axis; and wherein each radial partition wall extends substantially the axial length of the filter chamber to divide the filter chamber into the different filter sections.