Device for separating fluid mixtures
US7198715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D17/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for separating fluid mixtures, in particular for separating water from oil, includes a vacuum container (10) with several sub-chambers (26, 44, 40). At least one liquid constituent of the fluid mixture can be transported from the vacuum container after separation, by a transport device (12). The other constituents can be extracted from the vacuum container (10) in the form of gas and/or steam, using a vacuum pump (20). One of the sub-chambers (26) of the vacuum container (10) houses a heating device (28, 30), which heats the fluid mixture. The fluid mixture is guided into an additional sub-chamber (40), and is separated into its constituents by traversing a packed bed. Even cold and consequently viscous fluid mixtures can be supplied, due to the heating device, for separation inside the aforementioned vacuum container.
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