Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for gas-liquid separation
- Patent Title (中): 气液分离装置及方法
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Application No.: US13020623Application Date: 2011-02-03
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Publication No.: US08419833B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: David James Elms , Gregory Allen Hudspeth
- Applicant: David James Elms , Gregory Allen Hudspeth
- Applicant Address: US TX Magnolia
- Assignee: Haven Technology
- Current Assignee: Haven Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Magnolia
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: B01D19/00
- IPC: B01D19/00

Abstract:
A two phase gas-liquid separation apparatus is provided that shapes the flow in a flow shaping line. Shaping the two-phase flow allows centrifugal force to send the heavier, denser liquid to the outside wall of the flow shaping line and allows the lighter, less dense vapor or gas to occupy the inner wall of the flow shaping line. With the gas positioned on the inner wall of the flow shaping line, an exit port on the inner wall will allow for the majority, if not all, of the gas, along with a low amount of liquid, to be sent to a conventional separator. A high ratio of vapor/liquid at a flow rate much lower than the total flow rate within the flow shaping line is sent to the conventional separator. This allows for efficient separation of the vapor from the liquid with the use of a smaller conventional separator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120199000A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION Public/Granted day:2012-08-09
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