Water-steam separator

Claim 1

A separator for separating water from steam including in combination a plate, a plurality of openings in the plate through which a water-steam mixture flows upwardly, a cylindrical member surrounding each of the openings and extending upwardly above the plate, spinner vanes positioned in the bottom portion of each cylindrical member for imparting centrifugal force to the watersteam mixture flowing upwardly therethrough, housing means made up of vertical wall means spaced horizontally from and surrounding each of the cylindrical members, each housing means extending from a lower point slightly spaced from the plate to an upper point above the upper end of the cylindrical members, each cylindrical member having a plurality of rows of circumferentially spaced, horizontally directed passageways therein, through which water from the rotatably flowing watersteam mixture can be separated, plate means positioned above the cylindrical members within each of the housing means, said plate means completely blocking the flow passage within each housing means except for a central opening which is in alignment with its associated cylindrical member, each housing means having wall means in common with the next adjacent housing means.