STEPHEN SHOWALTER
Engineers in Delaware
License number
Pennsylvania PE050684E
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2
Delaware
Folsom, PA 19033
Folsom, PA 19033
Professional information
Self-Sealing Sight Glass For A Fluid Vessel
US Patent:
5763776, Jun 9, 1998
Filed:
Feb 20, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/603452
Inventors:
G. Pat Birch - Turnersville NJ
Stephen Showalter - Milmont Park PA
Stephen Showalter - Milmont Park PA
Assignee:
Vickers, Inc. - Maumee OH
International Classification:
G01F 2302
US Classification:
73323
Abstract:
A sight glass for a fluid vessel that includes a housing with facility for mounting to a fluid vessel wall, and a transparent window mounted within the housing for viewing fluid within the vessel from outside of the vessel wall. A valve mounted within the housing has a normally open position for permitting passage of fluid from within the vessel to adjacent the window, and a closed position for blocking such fluid passage. The valve includes structure responsive to one or more predetermined conditions at the sight glass for moving the valve to the closed position so as to block passage of fluid to the window, and thereby provide a visual indication of occurrence of the predetermined conditions from outside of the vessel. The predetermined condition(s) sensed by the sight glass in the various embodiments of the invention include fluid leakage at the side glass, cracking or rupture of the viewing window, a high temperature or pressure condition within the vessel, and/or a high temperature condition outside of the vessel.
Three-Phase Cyclonic Fluid Separator With A Debris Trap
US Patent:
7288139, Oct 30, 2007
Filed:
Sep 6, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/470293
Inventors:
Stephen Showalter - Milmont Park PA, US
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
B01D 19/00
US Classification:
96 1, 96209, 21016703, 210223
Abstract:
An apparatus separates liquid, gas and solid components of a mixture in a fluid system. An inlet for receiving the mixture opens into a separation chamber tangentially with a cylindrical side wall and a gas outlet has an opening in a first end wall adjacent the inlet to allow gas to exit the separator. A fluid outlet is located in an opposing second end wall. A debris passage extends through the cylindrical side wall and oriented so that the radial velocity of the particles within the separation chamber directs the particles through the debris passage. The debris passage leads to a particle collection chamber in which the particles accumulate. Unlike prior separators that relied on the tangential velocity of the particles, the present apparatus utilizes the greater radial velocity to drive the particles from the separation chamber into the particle collection chamber.
Three-Phase Cyclonic Fluid Separator
US Patent:
7288138, Oct 30, 2007
Filed:
Nov 22, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/994441
Inventors:
Stephen Showalter - Milmont Park PA, US
Edward G. Kosteski - Glenolden PA, US
Edward G. Kosteski - Glenolden PA, US
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
B01D 19/00
US Classification:
96 1, 96209, 21016703, 210223
Abstract:
An apparatus separates liquid, gas and solid components of a mixture in an engine lubricating system. An inlet for receiving the mixture opens tangentially into a separation chamber and a gas outlet has an opening in a first end wall adjacent the inlet to allow gas to exit the separator. A fluid outlet is in an opposing second end wall and opens into a lubricant reservoir of the engine lubricating system. Both liquid and gas flow through the fluid outlet between the separator and the reservoir. A particle collector is provided adjacent the second end wall to receive solids that become separated from the mixture. A baffle may be provided to direct the separated liquid from the separator into the reservoir while allowing gas in the reservoir to flow into the separator.