Axisymmetrical separator for separating solids and gas from a fluid medium
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1. Apparatus for separating solids and gaseous contaminants from a flowing fluid comprising:
- an axisymmetric body;
at least three annular plenums located at axially spaced positions within said body, one of said plenums being a process fluid inlet plenum and the others being fluid discharge plenums;
process fluid inlet supply means communicating with said process fluid inlet plenum, said means including means for inducing a free vortex flow in the process fluid admitted thereto;
an annular process fluid inlet passage extending through said body, said process fluid inlet passage communicating at one end with said process fluid inlet plenum and terminating at its other end in an annular discharge plenum, said passage between said inlet and discharge plenums being formed by a pair of concentrically spaced, conically formed walls extending generally axially of said body and radially inwardly in the fluid flow sense toward the axis thereof; and
each of said fluid discharge plenums communicating with one end of an annular fluid conducting passage, the other end of each of which fluid conducting passages communicating with said process fluid inlet passage at radially spaced positions therealong.
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Abstract
A dimensionally compact centrifugal separator having no moving parts is described that is effective for separating entrained solids and gases from a liquid in order to cleanse the liquid. The internal configuration of the apparatus is such as to effectively clean the liquid while preserving the pressure energy available in the discharged media.
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1. Apparatus for separating solids and gaseous contaminants from a flowing fluid comprising:
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an axisymmetric body; at least three annular plenums located at axially spaced positions within said body, one of said plenums being a process fluid inlet plenum and the others being fluid discharge plenums; process fluid inlet supply means communicating with said process fluid inlet plenum, said means including means for inducing a free vortex flow in the process fluid admitted thereto; an annular process fluid inlet passage extending through said body, said process fluid inlet passage communicating at one end with said process fluid inlet plenum and terminating at its other end in an annular discharge plenum, said passage between said inlet and discharge plenums being formed by a pair of concentrically spaced, conically formed walls extending generally axially of said body and radially inwardly in the fluid flow sense toward the axis thereof; and each of said fluid discharge plenums communicating with one end of an annular fluid conducting passage, the other end of each of which fluid conducting passages communicating with said process fluid inlet passage at radially spaced positions therealong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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