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Method and apparatus for eliminating unequal phase splitting at piping junctions

US5218985A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 1992
Grant dateJun 15, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/87338
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The separation of wet steam into its liquid and vapor phases, prior to encountering a pipe junction, is facilitated. The liquid phase is then recombined by aspiration to effectively behave as a single phase vapor of homogeneous density at the point where the flow stream is divided by the junction.

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