Liquid separator for gas analyzer
US4713095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0011
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gas/liquid separator for a gas analyzer includes a separation chamber having a spherically domed upper wall and a pyramid-shaped lower wall. An incoming sample to be separated is introduced into the separation chamber at one corner of the pyramid via an inlet port, liquid is removed via a liquid outlet port at the apex of the pyramid, and gas is removed via a gas outlet port in the domed upper wall. The pyramid forms internal corners, some of which converge smoothly toward the liquid outlet port so as to channel liquid away from the gas outlet port. All internal corners are separated from the gas outlet port by more than 0.05 inches in order to reduce any tendency of liquid which was collected in the internal corners to bridge across to the gas outlet port.
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