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.
Claims20
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;
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- 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.
A method for separating a vapor and a liquid in a horizontal vessel, which comprises:
- feeding a fluid comprising the vapor and the liquid through a feed inlet opening at one end of the vessel representing a head of the vessel;
- feeding the fluid through a feed inlet distributor positioned in the vessel adjacent the feed inlet opening to separate a portion of the vapor from the liquid, the feed inlet distributor comprising a pair of straight vanes;
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- blocking a portion of the liquid separated from the portion of the vapor with a partially perforated baffle positioned in the vessel adjacent the feed inlet distributor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.