Separator
US5466272A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C2003/006
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A steam separator including a tube which houses a blade arrangement consisting of a set of curved blades serving to rotate a mixture of steam and water in order to cause the water to form a film on the inside of the tube. The tube wall has a plurality of perforations through which the water can escape while the steam leaves through a special outlet tube. The individual blade of the blade arrangement has an axial extension at least twice as large as the largest width of the blade, as well as a curvature at least so pronounced that a trailing edge of an optional blade is angularly offset past an imaginary radial plane in the axial extension of a leading edge of an adjacent blade. The total area of the perforations amounts to 50-65% of the cross-sectional area of the separator tube.
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