Apparatus for dewatering fluids
US10335709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G33/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for dewatering fluids includes a dewatering chamber (12) through which the fluid for dewatering, especially by a gas that dries the fluid, can flow via an inlet (30) from a fluid reservoir (80) to a fluid input (16) of the dewatering chamber (12) and an outlet (32) from a fluid output (20) of the dewatering chamber (12) to the fluid reservoir (80). A common line (34) is assigned alternately to the inlet (30) and the outlet (32). A fluid pump (36) is disposed within the common line (34). A control valve (40) connects the common line (34) to the fluid reservoir (80) in a first position and to the fluid output (20) of the dewatering chamber (12) in a second position. A flow divider (82) disposed at the opposite end of the common line (34) from the control valve (40) divides the fluid stream coming from the fluid pump (36) into a first substream (t1) that leads to the fluid input (16) of the dewatering chamber (12) and a second substream (t2) that leads to the fluid reservoir (80).
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