Coalescer plate with phyllotaxis-derived pattern
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsOlanrewaju Malcolm Oshinowo, Fahad Saleh Alrashed
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Abstract
Coalescer plates, coalescer plate units, and coalescers, are provided. An exemplary embodiment provides a coalescer plate for separating a mixture of immiscible fluids. The coalescer plate comprises a pattern of wetting and non-wetting regions, wherein the pattern is based, at least in part, on phyllotaxis.
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A coalescer plate for separating a mixture of immiscible fluids, comprising a pattern of wetting and non-wetting regions, wherein the wetting regions are oleophilic and the non-wetting regions are oleophobic when droplets of oil are entrained in a water continuous phase, and the wetting regions are oleophilic and the non-wetting regions are oleophobic when droplets of water are entrained in an oil continuous phase, and wherein the pattern is based on a planar projection of a pattern found on leaves on a plant stem, and wherein the pattern comprises recesses.
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