Refrigeration – Processes – Lubricant handling
Patent
1991-09-16
1993-06-15
Makay, Albert J.
Refrigeration
Processes
Lubricant handling
62470, 55235, 552574, 552576, F25B 4302
Patent
active
052188329
ABSTRACT:
Means are provided to separate liquid particles from a flowing gas and liquid particle mixture which does not require any moving parts. A housing receives the gas and liquid particle mixture and includes a porous membrane interface which separates a higher pressure area from a lower pressure area within the housing. An elongated spiral conduit forming an area of higher pressure provides a flow path from an inlet to an outlet of the housing. The liquid particles in the flowing gas and liquid particle mixture are urged by their flow through the elongated spiral conduit into contact with the porous membrane interface. The liquid particles coat the porous membrane interface and form a film created by the surface tension of the liquid. Liquid from particles which continue to come into contact with the porous membrane interface is urged through the membrane into the lower pressure area while gas is retained in the higher pressure area. The separated liquid and cleansed gas can be removed from the housing for reuse.
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Alberding Gilbert E.
Ball Corporation
Doerrler William C.
Makay Albert J.
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