CA2583076A1 - A system for separating an entrained liquid component from a gas stream - Google Patents
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A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a gas stream employing a vessel having a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet. At least one vortex tube is supported within the vessel and has a liquid outlet end and a wet gas inlet tangential to its sidewall and arranged so that wet gas rotates within the vortex tube to cause the liquid components to be forced against the interior wall surface by centrifugal action. An orifice plate closes the vortex tube first end and has a concentric gas outlet opening therein. A vortex finder tube is axed to the orifice plate in communication with the gas outlet opening and extends concentrically within the vortex tube, the vortex finder tube providing an annular area between itself and the vortex tube internal wall. A gas deflector positioned within the annular area, the gas deflector having a downwardly spiraled surface that diverts wet gas downwardly away from the wet gas inlet. One embodiment may include at least one free-fall preventer within the vortex tube positioned below the tangential inlet and having a plurality of spaced apart radially arranged flow diverting vanes positioned in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vortex tube and serving to augment the rotation of liquid as it traverses towards the outlet end of the vortex tube.
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1. A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a wet gas stream comprising:
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said internal wall surface, the tangential inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering said tangential inlet rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein;
a vortex finder tube in communication with said orifice plate gas outlet opening and extending concentrically within said vortex tube in the direction towards said vortex tube outlet end, the vortex finder tube being of external diameter less than the internal diameter of said vortex tube internal wall providing an annular space therebetween; and a fluid deflector positioned within said annular space, the deflector having a downwardly spiraled surface that diverts wet gas flowing through said tangential inlet downwardly in the direction towards said vortex tube outlet end.
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said internal wall surface, the tangential inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering said tangential inlet rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein;
a vortex finder tube in communication with said orifice plate gas outlet opening and extending concentrically within said vortex tube in the direction towards said vortex tube outlet end, the vortex finder tube being of external diameter less than the internal diameter of said vortex tube internal wall providing an annular space therebetween; and a fluid deflector positioned within said annular space, the deflector having a downwardly spiraled surface that diverts wet gas flowing through said tangential inlet downwardly in the direction towards said vortex tube outlet end.
2. A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a wet gas stream comprising:
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said internal wall surface, the tangential wet gas inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering therein rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein; and a curved outlet pipe affixed to said orifice plate exterior of said vortex tube and in communication with said vortex tube central opening and configured to divert gas passing out of said orifice plate gas outlet opening in a direction having a downward tangent.
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said internal wall surface, the tangential wet gas inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering therein rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein; and a curved outlet pipe affixed to said orifice plate exterior of said vortex tube and in communication with said vortex tube central opening and configured to divert gas passing out of said orifice plate gas outlet opening in a direction having a downward tangent.
3. A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a wet gas stream comprising:
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end, and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said internal wall surface, the tangential wet gas inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering therein rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein; and a liquid discharge deflector tube secured in relationship to an external portion of said vortex tube and encompassing said vortex tube outlet end, the deflector tube being of internal diameter greater than the external diameter of said vortex tube at said outlet end providing an external annular area, the deflector tube having a bottom end; and an end plate at least substantially closing said bottom end of said deflector tube to thereby deflect liquid flowing out of said vortex tube outlet end into an upward direction through said external annular area.
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end, and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said internal wall surface, the tangential wet gas inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering therein rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein; and a liquid discharge deflector tube secured in relationship to an external portion of said vortex tube and encompassing said vortex tube outlet end, the deflector tube being of internal diameter greater than the external diameter of said vortex tube at said outlet end providing an external annular area, the deflector tube having a bottom end; and an end plate at least substantially closing said bottom end of said deflector tube to thereby deflect liquid flowing out of said vortex tube outlet end into an upward direction through said external annular area.
4. A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a wet gas stream comprising:
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said sidewall, the tangential wet gas inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering therein rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein; and an energy absorbing housing providing a quiescent inducing cavity surrounding said outlet end of said vortex tube, liquid flowing out said outlet end of said vortex tube flowing into said quiescent inducing cavity provided by said energy absorbing housing, said energy absorbing housing having cavity walls defining said quiescent inducing cavity, said cavity walls having small diameter openings therethrough which liquid passes into the interior of said vessel.
a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet;
at least one vortex tube supported within said vessel interior, the vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a first end, an outlet end and a wet gas tangential inlet in and tangential to said sidewall, the tangential wet gas inlet being spaced from said first end and arranged so that wet gas entering therein rotates within said vortex tube to cause at least some of the liquid components to be forced against said internal wall surface by centrifugal action;
an orifice plate closing said vortex tube first end and having a concentric gas outlet opening therein; and an energy absorbing housing providing a quiescent inducing cavity surrounding said outlet end of said vortex tube, liquid flowing out said outlet end of said vortex tube flowing into said quiescent inducing cavity provided by said energy absorbing housing, said energy absorbing housing having cavity walls defining said quiescent inducing cavity, said cavity walls having small diameter openings therethrough which liquid passes into the interior of said vessel.
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