Liquid extraction and separation method for treating fluids utilizing flow swirl
US6592654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D29/706
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The method of separating liquid from gas in a flow stream, that includes expanding the flow stream at a first zone to reduce flow stream pressure and increase flow stream velocity; centrifugally separating liquid from gas in the expanded flow stream, in a second zone; and increasing the pressure of the gas, from which liquid has been separated, by converting kinetic energy of the gas into pressure, at a third zone.
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