Manifold arrangement
First Claim
1. A filtration system comprising:
- a first filtration module including a first fluid communication opening and a first header having a first removable end cap engaged with an upper end of the first header and a first filtration cartridge having an end disposed in a lower end of the first header;
a second filtration module including a second fluid communication opening and a second header having a second removable end cap engaged with an upper end of the second header and a second filtration cartridge having an end disposed in a lower end of the second header;
a first common fluid transfer manifold in fluid communication with the first fluid communication opening and the second fluid communication opening positioned between the first filtration module and the second filtration module;
a second common fluid transfer manifold in fluid communication with the first and second filtration modules and disposed between and below the first and second filtration modules;
an aeration control mechanism disposed within the second common fluid transfer manifold and including;
a first conduit including a first aeration control aperture defined in a wall of the first conduit and in fluid communication with a lower end of the first filtration module; and
a second conduit including a second aeration control aperture defined in a wall of the second conduit and in fluid communication with a lower end of the second filtration module.
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Abstract
Provided is an improved filtration module assembly comprising a vessel having a filtration cartridge disposed within it and a header coupled to an end of the vessel, the header including a housing having an open-ended upper end and a lower end, and an end cap including a portion that mates with a complimentary structure defined by the inner all of the open ended upper end of the housing to removable engage with the housing and the end cap may further define a passageway for fluid to flow out of the vessel. The filtration module assembly may enable an improved manifold arrangement used to communicate fluids to and from a filtration system comprising a plurality of such modules and the configurations of the present invention may facilitate improved operation of such filtration systems.
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13 Claims
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1. A filtration system comprising:
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a first filtration module including a first fluid communication opening and a first header having a first removable end cap engaged with an upper end of the first header and a first filtration cartridge having an end disposed in a lower end of the first header; a second filtration module including a second fluid communication opening and a second header having a second removable end cap engaged with an upper end of the second header and a second filtration cartridge having an end disposed in a lower end of the second header; a first common fluid transfer manifold in fluid communication with the first fluid communication opening and the second fluid communication opening positioned between the first filtration module and the second filtration module; a second common fluid transfer manifold in fluid communication with the first and second filtration modules and disposed between and below the first and second filtration modules; an aeration control mechanism disposed within the second common fluid transfer manifold and including; a first conduit including a first aeration control aperture defined in a wall of the first conduit and in fluid communication with a lower end of the first filtration module; and a second conduit including a second aeration control aperture defined in a wall of the second conduit and in fluid communication with a lower end of the second filtration module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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