US3664093A
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Separator vessel having multiple parallel separator plates
Assignee: MURDOCK F LEE JR
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Filing: 1970-04-22
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Granted: 1972-05-23
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Expires: 1990-04-22
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a means for separating solids from fluid or gas, fluids from gas, and commingled immiscible fluids from each other when one portion of such fluids has a heavier specific gravity than the other. When used to separate commingled immiscible fluids the invention includes a vessel having a fluid inlet, a light fluid outlet and a heavy fluid outlet, the outlets being spaced from the inlet, and a plurality of spaced apart parallel separator screens positioned within the vessel between the inlet and the outlet arranged such that fluid flowing from the inlet to the outlet passes through the separator screens, each separator screen being a planar foraminous reticulum of integrally formed relatively small width and small thickness strands, all of which are longitudinally downwardly inclined providing a multiplicity of continuous uninterrupted downwardly inclined paths on which coalesced droplets of heavier fluid may travel towards the bottom of the vessel.
Inventors
- 👤 Forrest L Murdock Sr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:27
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D17/00; B01D17/02; B01D17/0208; B01D17/0211; B01D17/04; B01D17/045; B01D17/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluids, including commingleD immiscible fluids, one having a heavier specific gravity than the other, comprising: a vessel having a fluid inlet, a light component outlet, and a heavy component outlet, the outlets being spaced from the inlet, the light component outlet being above the heavy component outlet; and a plurality of spaced apart, paralleled separator screens positioned within said vessel between said inlet and said outlet openings arranged such that fluid flowing from said fluid inlet to said light component outlet flows through said screens, each separator screen being a planar foraminous reticulum of integrally formed relatively small width and small thickness strands all of which are longitudinally downwardly inclined providing a multiplicity of continuous uninterrupted downwardly inclined paths on which heavier components may travel towards the bottom of said vessel for discharge outsaid heavy component outlet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluids, including commingleD immiscible fluids, one having a heavier specific gravity than the other, comprising: a vessel having a fluid inlet, a light component outlet, and a heavy component outlet, the outlets being spaced from the inlet, the light component outlet being above the heavy component outlet; and a plurality of spaced apart, paralleled separator screens positioned within said vessel between said inlet and said outlet openings arranged such that fluid flowing from said fluid inlet to said light component outlet flows through said screens, each separator screen being a planar foraminous reticulum of integrally formed relatively small width and small thickness strands all of which are longitudinally downwardly inclined providing a multiplicity of continuous uninterrupted downwardly inclined paths on which heavier components may travel towards the bottom of said vessel for discharge outsaid heavy component outlet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluids, including commingled immiscible fluids according to claim 1 wherein said separator screens are formed of lattice configured expanded metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluids, including commingled immiscible fluids according to claim 1 in which said vessel and said openings therein are arranged such that the flow of fluid therein from said inlet opening towards said outlet opening is such that the direction of fluid flow is generally horizontal and wherein said separator screens are positioned at an angle of at least 15* and not more than 90* relative to the horizontal, the lowermost portion of each of said screens being displaced in the direction of fluid flow relative to the uppermost portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluids, including commingled immiscible fluids according to claim 1 wherein said separator screens are formed of slit and stretched expanded metal, the apertures therein being of diamond shape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluids, including commingled immiscible fluids according to claim 1 wherein said vessel includes a heater compartment having a heater means therein, said heater compartment having communication with said inlet, and a second compartment having said separator screens therein, said second compartment having communication with said outlets, and means communicating fluid flow from out of said first compartment into said second compartment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A means for separating heavier from lighter components commingled in fluid, including commingled immiscible fluids according to claim 1 in which said vessel is in the form of a compartment within an elongated separator housing, the ends of said vessel being formed of partitions in said housing spaced apart and parallel to each other, the first of said partitions terminating at the lower end above the bottom of said separator housing, the space between the bottom of said first partition and the bottom of said separator housing providing said inlet, and said second partition being a partial partition, the partition top edge being below the top of said separator housing and the bottom edge being above the bottom of said separator housing, the spaces between the second partition and the top and bottom of said separator housing providing respectively said light component outlet and said heavy component outlet.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-05-23 | 1975-11-22 | 1976-05-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-05-23 | 1979-11-22 | 1980-05-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-05-23 | 1983-11-22 | 1984-05-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |