US 11,786,913 B2
Y-shaped magnetic filtration device
Taib Abang, Dhahran (SA); Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Dhahran (SA); Mokhtarudin Abdul Razak, Dhahran (SA); and Mohammad Boobaid, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,512.
Prior Publication US 2022/0362782 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B03C 1/033 (2006.01); B03C 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC B03C 1/0335 (2013.01) [B03C 1/288 (2013.01); B03C 2201/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filtration device comprising:
a housing that comprises a first tubular section connected to a second tubular section,
wherein the first tubular section extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises an open end that forms a fluid inlet of the housing, a closed end opposite the open end, and a connection opening positioned between the open and closed ends, and
wherein the second tubular section comprises a first open end connected to the connection opening of the first tubular section and a second open end that forms a fluid outlet of the housing;
a filter that is arranged inside of the first tubular section and that extends along the longitudinal axis of the first tubular section;
wherein the filter comprises an electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic field that surrounds at least the first tubular section and attracts metal contaminants in a fluid to the filter;
a pressure detector configured to measure a pressure differential inside the housing between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet; and
a controller configured to control the electromagnet based on the pressure differential.