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Revolution vortex tube gas/liquids separator

  • US 7,931,719 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2007
  • Issued: 04/26/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A centrifugal separator for separating immiscible components of a wet gas stream comprising:

  • an upright cylindrical vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a top with a gas outlet opening therein, a bottom providing a liquid outlet opening and a wet gas stream inlet tangential to the internal wall surface, the inlet being spaced below the top;

    a helical baffle secured to said vortex tube internal wall surface and extending from below said top above said inlet to a lower end spaced above said vortex tube bottom; and

    a plurality of spaced apart vertical outlet fins affixed to and extending radially from said internal wall surface adjacent said bottom, each outlet fin having a top end spaced below said helical baffle lower end.

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