Liquid distribution system

Claim 1

A SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING THE LIQUIDS OF A MIXTURE OF LIQUIDS AND A GAS AMONG A NUMBER OF LIQUID PROCESSING UNITS, INCLUDING, A VESSEL, AN INLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE VESSEL FOR INTRODUCING A MIXTURE OF LIQUIDS AND GAS INTO A FIRST COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE VESSEL, A GAS OUTLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE VESSEL WITH WHICH TO DISCHARGE GAS OF THE MIXTURE FROM THE VESSEL, A COLLECTING CHAMBER CONNECTED TO THE FIRST COMPARTMENT TO RECEIVE LIQUIDS FROM THE FIRST COMPARTMENT, A PLURALITY OF LIQUID OUTLETS FROM THE COLLECTING CHAMBER PROVIDING A WEIR IN EACH OUTLET TO FLOW A PORTION OF THE LIQUIDS OVER EACH WEIR AND OUT OF THE COLLECTING CHAMBER, A SEPARATE COMPARTMENT CONNECTED TO EACH LIQUID OUTLET, A PASSAGE COMMUNICATING EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT TO THE FIRST COMPARTMENT IN WHICH THE MIXTURE OF LIQUIDS AND GAS IS INTRODUCED FOR APPLYING THE PRESSURE OF THE GAS TO THE SURFACE OF EACH PORTION OF THE LIQUIDS, AN OUTLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT AND A ONE OF THE NUMBER OF LIQUID PROCESSING UNITS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUIDS OF THE PORTION IN THE SEPARATE COMPARTMENT TO THE PROCESSING UNIT, AND A LEVEL CONTROL MOUNTED IN EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT AND CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS THROUGH THE OUTLET CONDUIT OF EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF THE LIQUIDS OF THE PORTION HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT DISCHARGE OF GAS FROM THE VESSEL THROUGH ANY OF THE SEPARATE COMPARTMENT OUTLET CONDUITS.

Claim 2

A SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING THE LIQUIDS OF A MIXTURE OF LIQUIDS AND A GAS AMONG A NUMBER OF LIQUID PROCESSING UNITS, INCLUDING, A VESSEL, AN INLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE VESSEL FOR INTRODUCING A MIXTURE OF LIQUIDS AND GAS INTO A FIRST COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE VESSEL, A GAS OUTLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE VESSEL WITH WHICH TO DISCHARGE GAS OF THE MIXTURE FROM THE VESSEL, A COLLECTING CHAMBER CONNECTED TO THE FIRST COMPARTMENT TO RECEIVE LIQUIDS FROM THE FIRST COMPARTMENT, A PLURALITY OF LIQUID OUTLETS FROM THE COLLECTING CHAMBER PROVIDING A WEIR IN EACH OUTLET TO FLOW A PORTION OF THE LIQUIDS OVER EACH WEIR AND OUT OF THE COLLECTING CHAMBER, A SEPARATE COMPARTMENT CONNECTED TO EACH LIQUID OUTLET, A PASSAGE COMMUNICATING EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT TO THE FIRST COMPARTMENT IN WHICH THE MIXTURE OF LIQUIDS AND GAS IS INTRODUCED FOR APPLYING THE PRESSURE OF THE GAS TO THE SURFACE OF EACH PORTION OF THE LIQUIDS, AN OUTLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT AND A ONE OF THE NUMBER OF LIQUID PROCESSING UNITS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUIDS OF THE PORTION IN THE SEPARATE COMPARTMENT TO THE PROCESSING UNIT, AND A LEVEL CONTROL MOUNTED IN EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT AND CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF LIQUIDS THROUGH THE OUTLET CONDUIT OF EACH SEPARATE COMPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF THE LIQUIDS OF THE PORTION HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT DISCHARGE OF GAS FROM THE VESSEL THROUGH ANY OF THE SEPARATE COMPARTMENT OUTLET CONDUITS.