Apparatus for the separation of difficulty miscible or non-miscible liquids

Claim 2

APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION OF LIQUID DISPERSIONS OF TWO OR MORE MUTUALLY INSOLUBLE OR ONLY PARTIALLY SOLUBLE LIQUIDS INTO THE INDIVIDUAL LIQUID PHASES COMPRISING A SEPARATING TANK HAVING SIDE WALLS AND AN INLET FOR THE LIQUID MIXTURE TO BE SEPARATED THROUGH A SIDE WALL, ZIG-ZAG SHAPED PLATE-LIKE FITTING S ARRANGED LAYER-WISE ONE OVER THE OTHER IN SAID TANK, THE PEAKS OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ONE OVER THE OTHER AND WHOSE VALLEYS ARE LOCATED ONE OVER THE OTHER, SAID PLATE-LIKE FITTINGS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID TANK FROM SIDE WALL TO SIDE WALL THEREOF AND HORIZONTALLY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LIQUID THROUGHPUT, SAID PLATELIKE FITTINGS HAVING OUTLETS FOR THE SEPARATED PHASES IN SAID PEAKS AND VALLEYS OPENING UP AND DOWN TO THE SURROUNDING SPACE OF SAID TANK, AND, FOR THE UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF THE LIQUIDS TO BE SEPARATED, A DIFFUSING DEVICE HAVING LIQUID DIFFUS ING MEANS IN FIBER AND/OR RIBBON FORM ADJACENT THE INLET TO SAID TANK AND PERFORATED PLATE MEANS EXTENDING ACROSS A CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE TANK FOLLOWING THE DIFFUSING MEANS AND IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE PLATE-LIKE FITTINGS.

Claim 3

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the angle of inclination of the plate-like fittings between the peaks and valleys is 5* to 30*.

Claim 4

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the ratio of the distance of the plate-like fittings to the difference in height between the peaks and the valleys is between 0.5 and 3.0.

Claim 5

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the ratio of the distance between the peaks and the valleys to the distance between the peaks and the valleys to the distance between the plate-like fittings is between 2.0 and 15.0.

Claim 6

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the outlets for the separated phases are ducts.

Claim 7

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the outlets for the separated phases are tubes.

Claim 8

Apparatus of claim 5 wherein the height of the outlets is at least 25% of the distance between the individual plate-like fittings.

Claim 9

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the outlets are arranged after a distance of one third of the length of the plate-like fittings from the entry of the liquids into the plate-like fittings.

Claim 10

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein at the end of the plate-like fittings plates are disposed ahead of the peaks in the lower part of the separating tank and ahead of the valleys in the upper part, the surface of said plates being perpendicular to the direction of flow of the liquids and being at such an angle that their distance from the plate-like fittings increases towards the center of the separating tank.

Claim 11

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the overall cross section of the outlets increases in the peaks from the lowermost plate-like fittings to the uppermost plate-like fittings and/or in the valleys from the uppermost to the lowermost plate-like fittings.

Claim 12

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the outlets in the peaks have a greater cross section or a smaller cross section than the outlets in the valleys.

Claim 13

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the outlets in the peaks are disposed ahead of or behind the outlets in the valleys.

Claim 14

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the fibrous and/or ribbon-like material consists of inorganic and/or metallic substances.

Claim 15

Apparatus of claim 1 wherein the fusing means are cylinder packing bodies.

Claim 16

Process for separating dispersed liquid phase systems carried out in The apparatus of claim 1.

Claim 17

Apparatus for the separation of liquid dispersions of two or more mutually insoluble or only partially soluble liquids into the individual liquid phases comprising i. a separating tank having side walls and an inlet for the liquid mixture to be separated through a side wall and zig-zag shaped plate-like fittings arranged layer-wise one over the other in said tank; ii. the peaks of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other and the valleys of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other; iii. said zig-zag fittings extending across said tank from side wall to side wall thereof and horizontally in the direction of the liquid throughput; iv. said zig-zag fittings having outlets for the separated phases in the peaks and valleys thereof, said outlets opening up and down to the surrounding space of said tank and extending from said peaks and valleys a distance which is at least 25% of the distance between individual plate-like fittings; and v. for the uniform distribution of the liquids to be separated, a diffusing device having liquid diffusing means in fiber and/or ribbon form adjacent the inlet to said tank and perforated plate means extending across a cross-sectional area of the tank following the diffusing means and immediately preceding the plate-like fittings.

Claim 18

Apparatus for the separation of liquid dispersions of two or more mutually insoluble or only partially soluble liquids into the individual liquid phases comprising i. a separating tank having side walls and an inlet for the liquid mixture to be separated through a side wall and zig-zag shaped plate-like fittings arranged layer-wise one over the other in said tank; ii. the peaks of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other and the valleys of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other; iii. said zig-zag fittings extending across said tank from side wall to side wall thereof and horizontally in the direction of the liquid throughput; iv. said zig-zag fittings having outlets for the separated phases in the peaks and valleys thereof, said outlets opening up and down to the surrounding space of said tank and extending from said peaks and valleys a distance which is at least 25% of the distance between individual plate-like fittings; and v. for the uniform distribution of the liquids to be separated, a diffusing device having liquid diffusing means in fiber and/or ribbon form adjacent the inlet to said tank and perforated plate means extending across a cross-sectional area of the tank following the diffusing means and immediately preceding the plate-like fittings.

Claim 19

Apparatus for the separation of liquid dispersions of two or more mutually insoluble or only partially soluble liquids into the individual liquid phases comprising: i. a separating tank having side walls and an inlet for the liquid mixture to be separated through a side wall and zig-zag shaped plate-like fittings arranged layer-wise one over the other in said tank; ii. the peaks of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other and the valleys of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other; iii. said zig-zag fittings extending across said tank from side wall to side wall thereof and horizontally in the direction of the liquid throughput; iv. said zig-zag fittings having outlets for the separated phases in the peaks and valleys thereof, said outlets opening up and down to the surrounding space of said tank and beginning after a distance of one-third of the length of the plate-like fittings from the entry of the liquids into the plate-like fittings; and v. for the uniform distribution of the liquids to be separated, a diffusing device having liquid diffusing means in fiber and/or ribbon form adjacent the inlet to said tank and perforated plate means extending across a cross-sectional area of the tank following the diffusing means and immediately preceding the plate-like fittings.

Claim 20

Apparatus for the separation of liquid dispersions of two or more mutually insoluble or only partially soluble liquids into the individual liquid phases comprising: i. a separating tank having side walls and an inlet for the liquid mixture to be separated through a side wall and zig-zag shaped plate-like fittings arranged layer-wise one over the other in said tank; ii. the peaks of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other and the valleys of said zig-zag fittings being positioned one over the other; iii. said zig-zag fittings extending across said tank from side wall to side wall thereof and horizontally in the direction of the liquid throughput; iv. said zig-zag fittings having outlets for the separated phases in the peaks and valleys thereof, said outlets opening up and down to the surrounding space of said tank and beginning after a distance of one-third of the length of the plate-like fittings from the entry of the liquids into the plate-like fittings; and v. for the uniform distribution of the liquids to be separated, a diffusing device having liquid diffusing means in fiber and/or ribbon form adjacent the inlet to said tank and perforated plate means extending across a cross-sectional area of the tank following the diffusing means and immediately preceding the plate-like fittings.