Phase separator
US5346631A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D21/267
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides an improvement in separating a mixture of two distinct fluid phases of the same or different materials, one dispersed in the other, by ejecting a flowing stream of the mixed fluid phases from a conduit and then deflecting the ejected stream radially outwardly whereby centrifugal and gravitational forces cause the flowing stream to separate with the less dense phase of the two phases forming a top layer and the more dense phase forming a bottom layer and thereafter directing the more dense phase to flow into a conduit leading to a separate chamber.
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