Gas separation: processes – Deflecting – Centrifugal force
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
Hopkins, Robert A. (Department: 1724)
Gas separation: processes
Deflecting
Centrifugal force
C055S413000, C055S457000, C055S459100, C055S466000, C096S189000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07001448
ABSTRACT:
A system for separating an entrained liquid component from a gas stream employing at least one vortex tube having a liquid outlet end and a wet gas inlet tangential to its sidewall and arranged so that wet gas rotates within the vortex tube to cause the liquid components to be forced against the interior wall surface by centrifugal action. An orifice plate closes the vortex tube first end and has a concentric gas outlet opening therein. A vortex finder tube extends concentrically within the vortex tube providing an annular area between itself and the vortex tube internal wall. A gas deflector is positioned within the annular area and has a downwardly spiraled surface that diverts wet gas downwardly away from the wet gas inlet. In one embodiment, an outlet tube is affixed to the orifice plate central opening and is configured to divert outlet gas downwardly. In another embodiment, an energy absorbing housing surrounds the vortex tube liquid outlet end.
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Gable & Gotwals
Hopkins Robert A.
Johnson Paul H.
National Tank Company
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