Parker Hannifin launches patent for filter system

The Industrial Gas Filtration and Generation Division of Parker Hannifin Corp., Overland Park, Kan., has announced the launch of a new patent for the metalworking industry. The patent is designed to optimize drainage within the SmogHog SHM self-contained media mist collector and provide efficient particulate removal and long filter life using coalescing filter media technology, reports the company.

The patent includes an area that supports the industrial filter elements, sealing the upper and lower plates of the filter; a liquid collection area; and a reservoir in the base section to drain away the liquid that coalesces during operation. Suspended liquids collect and coalesce on the fiber structure of the filter, the droplet size grows, and gravity drains the contaminants from the airstream and out of the filter into the collection area.

The media used within this proprietary design provides an open 3D depth matrix structure that separates the liquid droplets from the airstream into three airflow paths—radial, axial, and helical—removing 99 percent of contaminants.