Fluid handling – Systems
Patent
1986-06-20
1989-01-31
Rivell, John
Fluid handling
Systems
166303, F16K 5100, E21B 4324
Patent
active
048009210
ABSTRACT:
The present invention utilizes a gravity influenced liquid distribution within a substantially horizontal header which receives a liquid-vapor mixture in annular flow from a supply line and divides that single stream into multiple streams, each flowing through a branchline to deliver substantially uniform quality liquid-vapor mixture to a nearby site. The header is substantially horizontal and each branchline is connected to the periphery of the header further downstream and relatively lower on the periphery of the header than the preceding branchline.
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