Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air intake system with membrane unit for siloxane removal
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Application No.: US15391397Application Date: 2016-12-27
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Publication No.: US10208718B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Robert D. Clayton
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull
- Main IPC: F02M35/024
- IPC: F02M35/024 ; B01D71/70 ; F02B37/00 ; F02M35/04 ; F02B29/04 ; B01D53/22 ; B01D69/08 ; F02M35/16

Abstract:
An air intake system for directing intake air to an internal combustion engine of a machine is disclosed. The air intake system may comprise an air compressor configured to increase a pressure of the intake air, and a membrane unit downstream of the air compressor and having a membrane with selectivity for siloxanes. The membrane may have a first side and a second side, and the first side may be exposed to a higher pressure than the second side when the air compressor is operating. The membrane may be configured to separate the intake air into a permeate that traverses the membrane from the first side to the second side, and a retenate that remains on the first side. The permeate may have a higher siloxane content than the retenate. The retenate may be directed to the internal combustion engine for combustion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180179997A1 AIR INTAKE SYSTEM WITH MEMBRANE UNIT FOR SILOXANE REMOVAL Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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