Axial flow vapor-liquid separator

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A VAPOR-LIQUID SEPARATOR AND PRELIMINARY DRYER WHICH COMPRISES AN ELONGATED VORTEX TUBE HAVING A VAPORLIQUID MIXTURE INLET OPENING AXIALLY AT ONE END AND AN OUTLET OPENING AXIALLY AT THE OTHER END, MEANS ADJACENT SAID INLET OPENING FOR IMPARTING TO A VAPOR-LIQUID MIXTURE A ROTARY MOTION SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH WITHIN SAID VORTEX TUBE A VAPOR VORTEX SURROUNDED BY A LIQUID VORTEX, A FIRST ANNULAR LIQUID REMOVAL MEANS SURROUNDING AND SPACED APART FROM THE OUTLET EDGE OF SAID VORTEX TUBE AND FORMING THEREBETWEEN A FIRST ANNULAR LIQUID FLOW REVERSING OUTLET PASSAGE TO RECEIVE SAID VORTEX AND CONDUCT IT 180* AXIALLY AROUND SAID OUTLET EDGE, A SECOND ANNULAR LIQUID REMOVAL MEANS SURROUNDING AND SPACED APART FROM SAID FIRST ANNULAR MEANS AND FORMING THEREBETWEEN A SECOND ANNULAR LIQUID FLOW REVERSING OUTLET PASSAGE TO RECEIVE BOUNDARY LAYER LIQUID SPILLAGE FROM THE ENTRANCE TO SAID FIRST ANNULAR MEANS AND TO CONDUCT SAID SPILLAGE 180* AXIALLY AROUND SAID FIRST ANNULAR MEANS, SAID SECOND ANNULAR MEANS HAVING A CENTRAL VAPOR VORTEX OUTLET OPENING COMMUNICATING IN VAPOR RECEIVING RELATION WITH SAID VORTEX TUBE UPSTREAM FROM THE INLET OPENING OF SAID FIRST ANNULAR LIQUID REMOVAL MEANS, A DRYER HOUSING HAVING AN UPPER DRIED VAPOR OUTLET OPENING, SAID HOUSING BEING