US3296779A
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Vapor-liquid separator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-06
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Granted: 1967-01-10
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Expires: 1984-03-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest L Daman
- 👤 John J Vail
- 👤 Blizard John
- 👤 Phillips Henry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:29
CPC Classifications
F; F22; F22B; F22B37/00; F22B37/02; F22B37/26; F22B37/268; B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/0042; B01D19/0052; B01D19/0057; B01D53/00; B01D53/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
AN APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A MIXTURE OF LIQUID AND VAPOR FLOWING FROM A VAPOR GENERATOR, SAID VAPOR-LIQUID MIXTURE CONTAINING A MAJORITY BY WEIGHT OF LIQUID, COMPRISING: A VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER HOUSING HAVING AN OPEN LOWER END FOR ASSOCIATION WITH A VAPOR GENERATOR SAID HOUSING HAVING A CLOSED UPPER END DEFINING A VAPOR DISCHARGE PORT; A VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN LOWER END FOR ASSOCIATION WITH A VAPOR GENERATOR FOR RECEIVING A FLOW OF VAPOR-LIQUID MIXTURE AND A CLOSED UPPER END, SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER DEFINING A SERIES OF EVENLY-SPACED RECTANGULAR SLOTS ABOUT THE PERIPHERY OF SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER ADJACENT SAID UPPER END; A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS, EACH RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUIT IN COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OF SAID SLOTS AND HAVING AN ARCUATE END DEFINING A DISCHARGE OPENING, THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS FORMING A CONCENTRIC CIRCLE ABOUT SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER; A VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER BAFFLE CONCENTRICALLY LOCATED WITHIN SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER HOUSING AND CLOSELY SPACED ABOUT THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS, SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER BAFFLE HAVING A VAPOR DISCHARGE MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION THEREOF AND EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST THE UPPERMOST EDGE OF SAID PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS ALONG A SUBSTANTIALLY MAJOR PORTION OF SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER; A SERIES OF DOWNWARDLY SLOPING VANES LOCATED IN EACH OF SAID DISCHARGE OPENINGS WHEREBY SAID VAPOR-LIQUID
Claim 2
Independent Claim
243 words
AN APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A MIXTURE OF LIQUID AND VAPOR FLOWING FROM A VAPOR GENERATOR, SAID VAPOR-LIQUID MIXTURE CONTAINING A MAJORITY BY WEIGHT OF LIQUID, COMPRISING: A VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER HOUSING HAVING AN OPEN LOWER END FOR ASSOCIATION WITH A VAPOR GENERATOR SAID HOUSING HAVING A CLOSED UPPER END DEFINING A VAPOR DISCHARGE PORT; A VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER HAVING AN OPEN LOWER END FOR ASSOCIATION WITH A VAPOR GENERATOR FOR RECEIVING A FLOW OF VAPOR-LIQUID MIXTURE AND A CLOSED UPPER END, SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER DEFINING A SERIES OF EVENLY-SPACED RECTANGULAR SLOTS ABOUT THE PERIPHERY OF SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER ADJACENT SAID UPPER END; A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS, EACH RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUIT IN COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OF SAID SLOTS AND HAVING AN ARCUATE END DEFINING A DISCHARGE OPENING, THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS FORMING A CONCENTRIC CIRCLE ABOUT SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER; A VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER BAFFLE CONCENTRICALLY LOCATED WITHIN SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER HOUSING AND CLOSELY SPACED ABOUT THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS, SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL OUTER BAFFLE HAVING A VAPOR DISCHARGE MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION THEREOF AND EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST THE UPPERMOST EDGE OF SAID PLURALITY OF RADIALLY DISPOSED HORIZONTAL CONDUITS ALONG A SUBSTANTIALLY MAJOR PORTION OF SAID VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL COLLECTION MEMBER; A SERIES OF DOWNWARDLY SLOPING VANES LOCATED IN EACH OF SAID DISCHARGE OPENINGS WHEREBY SAID VAPOR-LIQUID
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