Means for separating entrained liquid

Claim 1

A unit including separator plates to be mounted in a horizontal vessel and in the horizontal flow path through the vessel in which entrained liquid of gases impact upon the plate surfaces to separate from the gases, including; a plurality of modules positioned side-by-side, each module comprising: a. a series of the plates which are parallel and vertically extended and spaced a predetermined distance apart, and b. means extending through the plate surfaces to maintain the plates spaced and parallel; a framework for the plurality of modules, comprising: a. a track member extending horizontal and transverse the flow path of fluids and in support of the lower end of the modules, and b. strips extending up from the ends of the track member along the walls of the vessel and along the sides and tops of the modules to completely capture the modules and retain them in the flow path of the fluids as a unit; conduits extending down through the horizontal track member to direct liquid flowed to the track from the modules to a collection of liquid below the unit; the modules adjacent the walls of the vessel being cut to match the curvature of the vessel walls and nest within the framework strips extending up from the ends of the track member; and the track is provided with an opening in its side through which each module may be first inserted and then moved horizontally along the track and into its final position within the framework.