Phase separator using pressure differential
US9744489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C3/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A separator for a gas stream has a horizontal tank with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a flow path along the inside of the horizontal tank. A flow barrier is disposed within the tank between the inlet and the outlet. One or more sets of liquid ports are in fluid communication with the tank and positioned at a bottom surface of the tank. Each set of liquid outlets has a first port and a second port. The first port is positioned upstream along the flow path relative to the second port. A fluid passage is in fluid communication with the first port and the second port. The fluid passage defines a secondary flow path adjacent to the horizontal tank, where the first port acts as a draft inlet to the secondary flow path and the second port acts as a draft outlet from the secondary flow path to the tank.
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