Patent ID: 6491818
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
A suction strainer for removing solids from a flow of liquid, the suction strainer comprising:an internal core including an upstream end and a downstream end and defining a length between said upstream end and said downstream end, said core further including a core wall defining an internal chamber that is encircled by said core wall, a longitudinal axis of said internal chamber and said core, a primary opening at said downstream end that is open to said internal chamber, and a plurality of core apertures through said core wall, each aperture of said plurality of core apertures being open to said internal chamber and defining an open area, said open areas defined by each of said apertures increasing in size from said downstream end of said core to said upstream end of said core for controlling liquid flow therethrough; and an exterior structure structurally supported by said core and including a filter mounted and extending along said length of said core, said filter including a plurality of openings formed therethrough.