Coalescer plate with phyllotaxis-derived pattern
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsOlanrewaju Malcolm Oshinowo, Fahad Saleh Alrashed
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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.
Claims28
A coalescer plate for separating a mixture of immiscible fluids, comprising a pattern of wetting and non-wetting regions, wherein the pattern is based, at least in part, on phyllotaxis.
A coalescer plate assembly, comprising a plurality of coalescer plates, wherein each coalescer plate comprises a pattern of wetting and non-wetting regions, wherein the pattern is based, at least in part, on phyllotaxis, and wherein the plurality of coalescer plates is assembled into a stack with a uniform distance between each of the coalescer plates.
A coalescer comprising a coalescer plate, where the coalescer plate comprises a pattern of wetting and non-wetting regions, wherein the pattern is based, at least in part, on phyllotaxis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.