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US 11,083,983 B2Granted
Flow-diverger feed inlet distributor
AssigneeBechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsCharles Joseph Kruse, Qui Truong Poorman, Reni Raju
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Abstract
A flow-diverger feed inlet distributor and/or a vertical, partially perforated baffle for separating vapor and liquid in a horizontal vessel. The flow-diverger feed inlet distributor comprises multiple pairs of straight-vertical vanes positioned in the horizontal vessel adjacent a feed inlet opening at one head/end of the vessel. The partially perforated baffle is positioned in the vessel adjacent the feed inlet opening.
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A horizontal vessel for separating a vapor and a liquid, which comprises:
- a feed inlet opening at one end of the vessel representing a head of the vessel;
- and a feed inlet distributor positioned in the vessel adjacent the feed inlet opening, the feed inlet distributor comprising multiple pairs of straight vanes and a baseplate attached to the inside of the vessel just below the feed inlet opening for supporting the multiple pairs of straight vanes;
- wherein each vane in a pair is positioned opposite another vane in the pair relative to an axis of the feed inlet opening;
- each vane including a first end nearest the feed inlet opening and extends from the first end radially away from the axis of the feed inlet opening to a second end;
- and a shortest distance from each first end of each vane of the multiple pairs of straight vanes to a vertical plane perpendicularly intersecting the axis of the feed inlet opening is equal.
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