Liquid/gas separation
US4668256A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D45/16
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for removing entrained liquid from a gas stream comprises a cylindrical casing (67) designed to be mounted so that its axis is substantially vertical. An inlet port (62) and a gas outlet port (63) are provided adjacent to the upper end of the casing and drain means (80) are provided at the lower end of the casing whereby separated liquid may be drained therefrom. A gas outlet tube (75) coaxial with the inner surface of the casing, extends downwardly from the upper end thereof, the outlet tube communicating at its upper end with the gas outlet port (63). A plurality of baffles (72) are arranged in an annulus around the outer surface of the outlet tube (75), the baffles being located downstream of the inlet port (62) and shaped to impart a spinning movement to the incoming gas stream. An impingement plate (77) is located downstream of the baffles and has an upper surface extending transversely across the path of the air stream leaving the baffles. The lower end of the gas outlet tube (75) lies below the level of the impingement plate and above the level of the drain means.
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