Inlet assembly for an oil separator

Details Inlet assembly for an oil separator Inlet assembly for an oil separator

1976-12-02

1978-01-24

Lutter, Frank W.

Gas separation

With nonliquid cleaning means for separating media

Solid agent cleaning member movingly contacts apparatus

55401, 55406, 55449, 55451, 55454, 55457, 55460, 209144, 209211, 210304, 210512R, B01D 5322, B01D 5324, B01D 5326, B01D 5328

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040701689

ABSTRACT:
The inlet assembly is mounted within a separator vessel and comprises a housing similar in shape to that of a snail shell. This housing has a generally spiral side wall closed in by top and bottom end walls. A feed pipe delivers pressurized crude oil tangentially to the inner end of the spiral side wall so that it rotates outwardly, following the length of said wall, to an outlet communicating with the interior of the separator vessel. Gas is separated by centrifugation in the smaller radius central portion of the housing and then the liquid flow velocity is reduced by expansion of the stream in the larger radius outer portion. Improvements in gas separation and emulsion reduction have been observed from use of the assembly.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1600762 (1926-09-01), Hawley
patent: 1953948 (1934-04-01), Bieth
patent: 2610697 (1952-09-01), Lovelady et al.
patent: 2888096 (1959-05-01), Evans
patent: 2931503 (1960-04-01), Clark
patent: 3853512 (1974-12-01), Hayashi

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