Combination baffle and filter element system for removing oil from an oil/gas mixture
First Claim
1. A separator tank for removing oil from a gas/oil mixture comprising:
- a lower chamber for collecting oil removed from said gas/oil mixture;
an intermediate chamber overlying said lower chamber and an upper chamber overlying said intermediate chamber;
at least one inlet in fluid communication with said intermediate chamber for introducing said gas/oil mixture into said separator tank at a velocity;
said intermediate chamber having a baffle adapted for changing the velocity of said gas/oil mixture as said mixture travels between said inlet and said upper chamber for causing at least some of said oil to separate from said gas/oil mixture;
said upper chamber having a diffusing element for reducing the velocity of said gas/oil mixture and an oil coalescing element for separating at least some of said oil from said gas/oil mixture, wherein said diffusing element includes a first flow element adapted for moving said gas/oil mixture in a substantially vertical direction and a second flow element adapted for moving said gas/oil mixture in a substantially horizontal direction said first flow element comprising a plurality of diffusing tubes having first ends adjacent said intermediate chamber and second ends remote therefrom; and
at least one outlet in fluid communication with said upper chamber for discharging gas from said separator tank after said gas/oil mixture has passed through said upper chamber.
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Abstract
A separator tank for removing oil from a gas/oil mixture includes a lower chamber for collecting the oil removed from the gas/oil mixture, an intermediate chamber overlying the lower chamber and an upper chamber overlying the intermediate chamber. The separator tank has an inlet in fluid communication with the intermediate chamber for introducing the gas/oil mixture into the separator tank at a velocity. The intermediate chamber includes a baffle adapted for changing the velocity of the gas/oil mixture as the mixture travels between the inlet and the upper chamber for causing at least some of the oil to separate from the gas/oil mixture. The upper chamber has a diffusing element for reducing the velocity of the gas/oil mixture and an oil coalescing element for separating at least some of the oil from the gas/oil mixture. The separator tank includes an outlet in fluid communication with the upper chamber for discharging the gas from the separator tank after substantially all of the oil has been removed from the gas/oil mixture.
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22 Claims
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1. A separator tank for removing oil from a gas/oil mixture comprising:
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a lower chamber for collecting oil removed from said gas/oil mixture; an intermediate chamber overlying said lower chamber and an upper chamber overlying said intermediate chamber; at least one inlet in fluid communication with said intermediate chamber for introducing said gas/oil mixture into said separator tank at a velocity; said intermediate chamber having a baffle adapted for changing the velocity of said gas/oil mixture as said mixture travels between said inlet and said upper chamber for causing at least some of said oil to separate from said gas/oil mixture; said upper chamber having a diffusing element for reducing the velocity of said gas/oil mixture and an oil coalescing element for separating at least some of said oil from said gas/oil mixture, wherein said diffusing element includes a first flow element adapted for moving said gas/oil mixture in a substantially vertical direction and a second flow element adapted for moving said gas/oil mixture in a substantially horizontal direction said first flow element comprising a plurality of diffusing tubes having first ends adjacent said intermediate chamber and second ends remote therefrom; and at least one outlet in fluid communication with said upper chamber for discharging gas from said separator tank after said gas/oil mixture has passed through said upper chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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