FILTER ASSEMBLIES, FILTER ELEMENTS, AND METHODS FOR FILTERING LIQUIDS

摘要

A filter assembly includes a housing and a first filter, a second filter, and a heat exchanger all positioned in the housing. The filter assembly also includes a first inlet and a first outlet and defines a first liquid flow path. The first liquid flow path may extend within the housing between the first inlet and the first outlet through the first filter and along a first side of the heat exchanger. The filter assembly further includes a second inlet and a second outlet and defines a second liquid flow path. The second liquid flow path may extend within the housing between the second inlet and the second outlet through the second filter and along a second side of the heat exchanger.

主权项

1. A filter assembly comprising:
a housing having a first liquid inlet and a first liquid outlet and defining a first liquid flow path within the housing between the first liquid inlet and the first liquid outlet, the housing further having a second liquid inlet and a second liquid outlet and defining a second liquid flow path within the housing between the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet, wherein the first and second liquid flow paths are isolated from one another within the housing; a first filter located within the housing across the first liquid flow path, the first filter including a first permeable filter medium arranged to remove one or more substances from a first liquid flowing along the first liquid flow path through the first filter medium; a second filter located within the housing across the second liquid flow path, the second filter including a second permeable filter medium arranged to remove one or more substances from a second liquid flowing along the second liquid flow path through the second filter medium; and a thermally conductive heat exchanger located within the housing and having first and second sides, wherein at least a portion of the first liquid flow path extends along the first side of the heat exchanger and at least a portion of the second liquid flow path extends along the second side of the heat exchanger to transfer heat from one to the other of the first and second liquids.