Three-phase rotary separator
CA 2329039 A1 · Owner: Multiphase Power And Processing Technology Llc · Inventors: Davies, Simon Roger Henderson; Christiansen, Bjoern; Hays, Lance G.
Overview
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The method of operating a rotating separator apparatus (32) to which fluid, including gas and liquids is supplied in a fluid jet via a nozzle which , includes separating the liquids from the gas at a first zone within the , rotating apparatus and separating the liquids into liquids of differing density at a second zone within the apparatus. The separated liquids are removed via two open weirs (204, 207) which isolate the liquids in the separating zones from the shear forces from scoops (209 210) within the weir , passages. Longitudinal ribs may be provided for structural support coalescence promotion and fluid recirculation inhibition.
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- Filed May 6, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 6, 2019.
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