Patent ID: 6383382
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
A housing for containing solid fluid purification media comprising:(a) two cartridges having a common longitudinal wall; (b) two longitudinal plenums arranged adjacent to said common longitudinal wall; (c) two end caps adapted to mate with said two cartridges wherein one of said end caps is provided with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, said fluid inlet being in fluid communication with one of said two cartridges and said fluid outlet being in fluid communication with one of said two longitudinal plenums; (d) a flow distributor located in each of said two end caps at the ends of said two longitudinal plenums, each of said flow distributors being adapted to intercept fluid and distribute said fluid substantially uniformly; and (e) porous screens between said cartridges and said end caps.