Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Separating
Patent
1996-01-30
1996-12-17
Reifsnyder, David A.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Separating
210767, 210781, 2105123, 2101951, 210519, 210521, 209713, 209714, 209493, 554591, B01D 2120
Patent
active
055850081
ABSTRACT:
A method of separating two or more immiscible components from a multicomponent fluid stream thereof involves passing the stream through one or more separation chambers of a plate-type separator. The separator contains at least one separator flow plate, each of which has formed on a common facial surface thereof at least one separation chamber containing at least one inlet means, a channel assembly in fluid communication with the inlet means, and a plurality of outlet means. The channel assembly contains at least one branched-channel structure composed of a main flow channel split at a downstream branch-point end thereof into at least two branching flow channels. The main flow channel is adapted to separate the multicomponent stream passing therethrough into a plurality of substantially discrete density-differing or viscosity-differing fluid phases. Each of the branching flow channels is adapted to receive one of the discrete phases. The discrete phases exit the branching flow channels through the outlet means.
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Dugan Jeffrey S.
Ilg Otto M.
BASF Corporation
Reifsnyder David A.
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