Patent ID: 6761757
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A feed stream processing device for use in gathering fluid samples from a first conduit transporting fluid through an interior of the conduit, said device includes:a housing having a body and a cap removably mounted on the body, said housing includes a coupler for coupling the housing to the first conduit, a flow passage in said housing includes an interior chamber, an inlet communicating with the chamber, a first outlet communicating with the chamber and inlet, and a second outlet communicating with the chamber and the inlet; a separator element mounted in said chamber forming a permeable barrier in the flow passage flow wise between the inlet and the first outlet, said separator element is operable to separate liquid from the fluid to prevent its flow into the first outlet while permitting the separated liquid to flow to the second outlet for discharge therethrough; and a pressure responsive valve mounted to the housing and positioned in the flow passage flow wise between the inlet and the first outlet and being operable to selectively prevent and permit flow of fluid to the first outlet from the inlet.