Vortex-stream gas-liquid separator and gas-liquid separation system
First Claim
1. A vortex-stream gas-liquid separator for separating gas and liquid contained in gas-liquid two-phase fluid, comprising:
- a fluid passage having substantially a shape of a column and arranged with a center axis thereof lying substantially horizontally, a fluid inlet provided near a first end surface of the fluid passage so as to introduce the gas-liquid two-phase fluid into the fluid passage in such a way that the gas-liquid two-phase fluid passes through the fluid passage in a form of a vortex stream, a gas outlet provided at a second end surface of the fluid passage substantially coaxially with the fluid passage so as to discharge separated gas, and a liquid outlet provided in a lower portion of the fluid passage between a center and the second end surface of the fluid passage so as to discharge separated liquid.
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Abstract
A compact vortex-stream gas-liquid separator, and a gas-liquid separation system employing it, offers high gas-liquid separation performance with minimal pressure loss. A substantially cylindrical casing (10) is arranged with its axis lying horizontally. The casing has a fluid passage (1) formed therein, has a fluid inlet (2) provided at one end, and has a gas outlet (3) and a liquid outlet (4) provided at the other end so as to constitute as a whole a vortex-stream gas-liquid separator (9). The fluid inlet is arranged along a line tangential to the casing so that the gas-liquid two-phase fluid passes through the fluid passage in the form of a vortex stream. The gas outlet is arranged so as to be coaxial with the casing. This vortex-stream gas-liquid separator and the gas-liquid separation system (30) employing it are used in a clothes dryer or air conditioner to remove water droplets from air.
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1. A vortex-stream gas-liquid separator for separating gas and liquid contained in gas-liquid two-phase fluid, comprising:
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a fluid passage having substantially a shape of a column and arranged with a center axis thereof lying substantially horizontally, a fluid inlet provided near a first end surface of the fluid passage so as to introduce the gas-liquid two-phase fluid into the fluid passage in such a way that the gas-liquid two-phase fluid passes through the fluid passage in a form of a vortex stream, a gas outlet provided at a second end surface of the fluid passage substantially coaxially with the fluid passage so as to discharge separated gas, and a liquid outlet provided in a lower portion of the fluid passage between a center and the second end surface of the fluid passage so as to discharge separated liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
wherein air in a first, high-humidity, state is converted into air in a second, high-temperature and high-humidity, state by the compressor, then the air in the second state is converted into air in a third, low-temperature and high-humidity, state by the heat exchanger, then the air in the third state is converted into air in a fourth, low-temperature, high-humidity, and water-droplets-containing, state by the expander, then the air in the fourth state is separated into water and air in a fifth, low-temperature, high-humidity, and water-droplets-free, state by the vortex-stream gas-liquid separator, and then the air in the fifth state is converted into air in a sixth, high-temperature and low-humidity, state by the heat exchanger.
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15. A vortex-stream gas-liquid separator for separating gas and liquid contained in a gas-liquid two-phase fluid, comprising:
a fluid passage having substantially a shape of a column and arranged with a center axis thereof lying substantially horizontally, a fluid inlet provided near a first end surface of the fluid passage so as to introduce the gas-liquid two-phase fluid into the fluid passage in such a way that the gas-liquid two-phase fluid passes through the fluid passage in a form of a vortex stream, a gas outlet provided at a second end surface of the fluid passage substantially coaxially with the fluid passage so as to discharge separated gas, a liquid outlet provided in a lower portion of the fluid passage about 180 degrees or more around the fluid passage from the fluid inlet in a direction of the vortex stream of the gas-liquid two-phase fluid and having a strip-like shape extending along the center axis of the fluid passage, and a liquid collection reservoir provided below the fluid passage and communication with the fluid passage through the liquid outlet so as to collect the liquid discharged through the liquid outlet.
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