Method and apparatus for controlling phase splitting at branch T pipe junctions
US5415195A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87338
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Unequal phase splitting at branch T pipe junctions, wherein the branch line is of substantially lesser diameter than the main line, is substantially eliminated by structure (either a weir or sump) in the main line which collects at least a portion of the liquid phase and a bypass line which connects the weir or sump to the branch line downstream of a constriction creating a reduced pressure section in the branch pipe.
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