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Apparatus for breaking emulsions
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1951-11-01
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Granted: 1958-02-11
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Expires: 1971-11-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John W Packie
- 👤 William H Hesketh
- 👤 Reid F Stearns
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:14
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G33/00; C10G33/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
APPARATUS FOR BREAKING EMULSIONS WHICH COMPRISES AN EMULSION BREAKING CYLINDRICAL HORIZONTAL VESSEL, AN EMULSION FEED CONDUIT DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID VESSEL, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL AND ADJACENT SAID FEED CONDUIT, A PLURALITY OF SUPERIMPOSED ELONGATED INVERTED V-SHAPED ELEMENTS EACH HAVING AN UPPER COALESCENT SURFACE DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL INTERMEDIATE SAID ELECTRODES AND THE OTHER END OF SAID VESSEL, SAID INVERTED V-SHAPED ELEMENTS BEING ATTACHED AT ONE END THEREOF TO A VERTICALLY DISPOSED PLATE HEADER ELEMENT, SAID HEADER PLATE ELEMENT BEING CHARACTERIZED BY CONTAINING APERTURES BETWEEN SAID INVERTED V-ELEMENTS, SEPARATE CONDUITS FOR WITHDRAWING OIL FROM THE TOP OF SAID VESSEL AND WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID VESSEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
APPARATUS FOR BREAKING EMULSIONS WHICH COMPRISES AN EMULSION BREAKING CYLINDRICAL HORIZONTAL VESSEL, AN EMULSION FEED CONDUIT DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID VESSEL, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL AND ADJACENT SAID FEED CONDUIT, A PLURALITY OF SUPERIMPOSED ELONGATED INVERTED V-SHAPED ELEMENTS EACH HAVING AN UPPER COALESCENT SURFACE DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL INTERMEDIATE SAID ELECTRODES AND THE OTHER END OF SAID VESSEL, SAID INVERTED V-SHAPED ELEMENTS BEING ATTACHED AT ONE END THEREOF TO A VERTICALLY DISPOSED PLATE HEADER ELEMENT, SAID HEADER PLATE ELEMENT BEING CHARACTERIZED BY CONTAINING APERTURES BETWEEN SAID INVERTED V-ELEMENTS, SEPARATE CONDUITS FOR WITHDRAWING OIL FROM THE TOP OF SAID VESSEL AND WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID VESSEL.
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