US3209518A
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Device and method for separating a liquid from a gas
Assignee: Midland Ross Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-19
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1981-04-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ivars S Spulgis
- 👤 Maurice S Decker
- 👤 Ludwig A Majneri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:38
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/40; B64G1/402; F; F17; F17C; F17C13/00; F17C13/008; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S62/00; Y10S62/902; Y10S62/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
THE METHOD OF SEPARATING VAPOR FROM A MIXTURE OF LIQUID AND VAPOR AT A RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURE AND FOR VENTING THE SEPARTED VAPOR TO A RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURE SPACE COMPRISING PASSING A STREAM OF THE MIXTURE THROUGH A TURBINE DRIVEN CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR, PASSING THE SEPARATED VAPOR THROUGH THE DRIVING TURBINE, EXPANDING THE SEPARATED VAPOR IN THE DRIVEN TURBINE SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ENERGY IN EXCESS OF THAT ENERGY REQUIRED TO DRIVE THE CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR, CONVERTING THE EXCESS ENERGY TO HEAT, TRANSFERRING THE HEAT TO THE SEPARATED VAPOR PRIOR TO VENTING THE SEPATED VAPOR, AND VENTING THE SEPARATED VAPOR TO THE RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURE SPACE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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