Process for transforming gas/liquid flow into laminar or stratified flow
US7559975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C3/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process in connection with a pipe (1) for transforming a dispersed gas/liquid flow into laminar stratified flow. The solution involves a first set of stationary guide blades (6) arranged in the pipe (1) and designed to rotate the liquid/gas flow. The pipe (1) is, in turn, connected to a second pipe (2) with the same or a different diameter and, in the transition between the pipe (1) and the second pipe (2), there is a second set of blades or a device (8) that is designed to stop the rotation of the gas. The natural flow pattern of the gas/liquid in the second pipe (2) then becomes stratified over a predefined distance.
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