摘要 |
A filter comprising a housing including an inlet coupled to a fluid inlet and an outlet coupled to a fluid outlet, and a filter assembly disposed inside the housing and arranged to intercept the flow of fluid from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, the filter assembly comprising a stack of filter screen elements, each filter screen element comprising a generally annular screen and spacer means associated with the screen and defining at least one inlet chamber adjacent each annular screen at an upstream side thereof for collection of contaminants and at least one outlet passage adjacent each annular screen at a downstream side thereof for permitting drainage of filtered fluid, the filter assembly defining a multiplicity of inlet contaminant collection chambers adjacent a multiplicity of annular screens.
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