Method of using a plate-type separator
US5585008A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D21/262
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of separating two or more immiscible components from a multicomponent fluid stream thereof involves passing the stream through one or more separation chambers of a plate-type separator. The separator contains at least one separator flow plate, each of which has formed on a common facial surface thereof at least one separation chamber containing at least one inlet means, a channel assembly in fluid communication with the inlet means, and a plurality of outlet means. The channel assembly contains at least one branched-channel structure composed of a main flow channel split at a downstream branch-point end thereof into at least two branching flow channels. The main flow channel is adapted to separate the multicomponent stream passing therethrough into a plurality of substantially discrete density-differing or viscosity-differing fluid phases. Each of the branching flow channels is adapted to receive one of the discrete phases. The discrete phases exit the branching flow channels through the outlet means.
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