Horizontal gas leak trap for a coolant circulation system

Abstract

A horizontal gas leak trap is provided to remove entrained gases from an industrial liquid circulation system, such as a closed water circulation system of a heat exchanger for heating natural gas in an LNG power plant. The horizontal gas leak trap includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet configured to be connected in-line to a liquid circulation system, a gas-water separator disposed inside the tank between the inlet and the outlet, a gas reservoir at the top of the tank, and a vent valve coupled to the gas reservoir and configured to vent gases out of the reservoir. The inlet and the outlet are spaced apart horizontally from each other so that liquid flowing through the tank passes across and/or through the gas-water separator.

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