CENTRIFUGE HOUSING FOR RECEIVING CENTRIFUGE CARTRIDGE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SOOT FROM ENGINE OIL

摘要

A centrifuge oil filter (52) for removing soot from oil in engines includes a centrifuge filter housing (54) and a replaceable centrifuge cartridge body (74). The top of the housing (54) includes a removable lid (60). The upper end of the body (74) is supported for rotation by a drive shaft (90), the upper end of the drive shaft (90) supporting a turbine (100). In the bottom of the housing is a centrifuge cartridge body lid (88) including a centrifuge hub (174), below the lid (88) is a housing bottom lid (62) including a set of bearings (94). The body (74) has a large surface area containment trap (114) which has several levels provided by concentric cylindrical walls and a plurality of partition walls in each level to provide for multiple compartment for soot agglomeration.