US20050066637A1 - Device for the transformation of gas/liquid flow to laminar or stratified flow - Google Patents

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US20050066637A1
US20050066637A1 US10/500,724 US50072404A US2005066637A1 US 20050066637 A1 US20050066637 A1 US 20050066637A1 US 50072404 A US50072404 A US 50072404A US 2005066637 A1 US2005066637 A1 US 2005066637A1
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    • B01D45/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces
    • B01D45/12—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces
    • B01D45/16—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces generated by the winding course of the gas stream, the centrifugal forces being generated solely or partly by mechanical means, e.g. fixed swirl vanes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
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  • the present invention concerns a device in connection with pipes for the transformation of dispersed liquid/gas flow into laminar or stratified flow. More precisely, the present invention concerns a device that is designed to break down drops of liquid in a gas flow, in particular a gas flow in a pipe or a pipe separator.
  • the prior art contains the use of so-called drop traps for the separation of drops of liquid from a gas flow, but such drop traps consist of separate devices connected to the transport pipe and have external dimensions that extend far beyond the diameter of the transport pipe.
  • Such a drop trap has a relatively expensive design and cannot be used in contexts in which there is a lack of space or where it is required that the diameter of the transport pipe for the gas/liquid transported cannot be exceeded by much.
  • the present invention is characterised in that a first set of stationary guide blades is arranged in the transport pipe.
  • the guide blades are designed to rotate the liquid/gas flow.
  • the transport pipe is connected to a second pipe with the same or a different diameter.
  • a second set of blades or a device that is designed to stop the rotation of the gas is arranged in the transition between the transport pipe and the second pipe so that the natural flow pattern of the gas/liquid becomes stratified over a predefined distance, as defined in the attached claim 1 .
  • a set of stationary guide blades 6 is arranged in the pipe 1 for transport of liquid and gas.
  • the guide blades are designed to rotate the dispersed liquid/gas flow.
  • the transport pipe 1 is connected to a pipe 2 with a larger diameter.
  • a second set of guide blades 8 or another suitable device that is designed to stop the rotation of the gas flow is arranged in the transition between the pipe 1 and the pipe 2 with a larger diameter.
  • the solution works as follows. Gas with a high gas/liquid ratio flows in the pipe 1 towards the guide blades 6 .
  • the guide blades cause the gas to rotate so that the drops are slung towards the pipe wall on account of centrifugal force, partially at the end of the blades 6 and in the area 7 of the pipe towards the second set of blades 8 .
  • a film of liquid is thus produced on the pipe in the area 7 with a flow direction towards the second set of blades 8 .
  • the gas is thus cleared of drops of liquid but will continue to rotate until it meets the blades 8 , which have the opposite guide direction to the first set of blades 6 .
  • the rotation of the gas is stopped here, after which the liquid will flow towards the lower part of the pipe on account of gravitational force, while the gas will flow into the upper part of the pipe, thus establishing a stratified gas/liquid flow.
  • a decisive precondition for achieving stratified flow is that the diameter of the pipe 3 is large enough to prevent redispersion being initiated and to ensure that the natural flow pattern remains stratified.
  • the ratio between the diameter of the transport pipe 1 and the diameter of the pipe with a larger diameter 2 will depend on the flow speed, the gas/liquid ratio, the viscosity of the liquid and the density of the liquid.
  • the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in the attached drawing and described above. Therefore, instead of the second set of guide blades 8 , it is possible to use another device that stops the gas rotation after the guide blades 6 .
  • a vertical or horizontal perforated plate arranged in the transition part between the transport pipe 1 and the pipe with the larger diameter 2 may be used. Moreover, the perforated plate may be arranged at an angle in relation to the longitudinal direction of the pipe with a direction that is the opposite of the guide direction of the blades 6 .
  • the above description concerns a solution in which the second pipe has a larger diameter
  • this requires, as stated above, that the flow speed of the gas after drop separation does not cause the liquid to be redispersed. Otherwise it will be possible to use a constriction in the pipe in the form of a venturi.
  • the first set of guide blades 6 should then be arranged at the inlet of the venturi so that they extend from a place in front of the inlet of the venturi and a little way into it.
  • venturi means that the speed is increased (through the venturi) so that-a more intensive rotational field is established.
  • the second set of blades 8 that stops the rotation is arranged at the outlet of the venturi, where the speed increases again. This results in equivalent liquid separation and stratified gas/liquid flow as in the example shown in the figure.

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  • Separating Particles In Gases By Inertia (AREA)
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