Centrifugal separator
CA 1071119 A · Owner: Maloney-Crawford Tank Corporation · Inventors: Hodgson, Robert A.; Gravis, Charles K.
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An improved type of centrifugal separator for separating liquids such as oil and/or water from a mixture of gas and liquid. It consists of an upright cylindrical shell divided by transverse dividers into three chambers. The mixture of gas and liquid is introduced through a tangential diverter into the lower chamber to produce a high velocity vortex of gas and liquid. A central axial vortex tube penetrates and is sealed through both transverse dividers. This vortex tube is comprised of two spaced longitudinally aligned portions which define a gap between them. The gap is positioned inside the central chamber. The upper end of the vortex tube extends into the top chamber and is sealed into a …
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- Granted February 5, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 5, 1997.
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