Improved static fluid separator device

A fluid separator, comprising:

• a tubular body having a central axis, inlet and outlet ends spaced apart along the central axis, inner and outer surfaces extending circumferentially about the central axis, the inner surface defining a central flow passage, and at least one drain passage extending radially between the inner and outer surfaces, the inlet end being connectable with a fluid source such that fluid flows through the inlet end and into the central flow passage and the tubular body being configured such that at least a portion of liquid contacting the inner surface flows through the at least one drain passage;
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• a fluid deflector disposed within the central flow passage and including a central hub located on the central axis and a plurality of vanes extending radially between the central hub and the tubular body inner surface, each vane being configured to direct fluid contacting the plurality of vanes at least toward the tubular member inner surface, wherein at least one of:
• the drain passage is an endless slotted opening extending circumferentially about the central axis;
• the drain passage has an inlet at the tubular body inner surface, an outlet at the tubular body outer surface, and extends partially axial through the tubular body, such outlet being spaced axially from the inlet in a direction toward the main body outlet;
• each vane has inlet and outlet ends and an axial length between the inlet and outlet ends, the at least one drain passage being spaced from all of the vane outlet ends by a distance of about one-half the vane axial length;
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• the separator main body includes first and second, axially-spaced drain passages, the first drain passage being disposed between the fluid deflector and the second drain passage, each drain passage having an axial width wherein the axial width of the first drain passage is greater than the axial width of the second drain passage.

A fluid separator, comprising:

• a casing having an inner circumferential surface defining an interior chamber;
• a tubular separator main body having inlet and outlet ends, inner and outer circumferential surfaces, and at least one drainage opening extending radially between the inner and outer circumferential surfaces, the separator main body being disposed within the interior chamber so as to define a collection chamber between the casing inner circumferential surface and the separator outer circumferential surface and the separator main body inner circumferential surface defining a central flow passage;
• a deflector member disposed within the central flow passage and configured to direct fluid contacting the deflector member toward the separator inner circumferential surface, the deflector member including a hub with a central bore fluidly connected with the central flow passage and a plurality of vanes, each vane extending radially between the hub and the separator main body inner circumferential surface;
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• at least one recirculation member having an outer surface, a first end connected with the hub, a second end connected with the separator main body, a passage extending between the first and second ends of the at least one recirculation member and configured to fluidly connect the collection chamber with the central bore, and a central axis extending through the bore, wherein at least one of:
• the recirculation member has oval-shaped cross sections extending perpendicularly through the central axis of the recirculation member;
• the recirculation member is arranged such that the central axis of the recirculation member defines an acute angle with respect to a central axis of the separator main body so that fluid contacting the recirculation member outer surface is directed toward the separator main body inner circumferential surface;
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• the recirculation member is integrally formed with at least one of the plurality of vanes.