US 2023/0338890 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXTURE SEPARATION

Abstract

A separator includes an inlet manifold, a throat, and an outlet manifold. The inlet manifold is configured to receive a flow of the mixture of gas. The throat is attached to the inlet manifold. The throat separates heavier species of the mixture of gas from lighter species of the mixture of gas. The outlet manifold is attached to the throat. The outlet manifold includes an outlet valve and a throttle shaft. The outlet valve includes a cone-shaped inlet and a bowl-shaped outlet. The throttle shaft includes a shaft and a cone-shaped head. The cone-shaped head is positioned within the cone-shaped inlet and the shaft extends through the bowl-shaped outlet. The bowl-shaped outlet, the cone-shaped inlet, and the cone-shaped head are sized and shaped to control the flow of the heavier species through the outlet valve and the flow of the mixture of gas through the separator.

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Dependent claims

A separator for separating components of a mixture of gas comprising:

an inlet manifold configured to receive a flow of the mixture of gas, wherein the inlet manifold forms the mixture of gas into a spiraling flow;
a throat attached to the inlet manifold and configured to receive a flow of the mixture of gas from the inlet manifold, wherein the throat separates heavier species of the mixture of gas from lighter species of the mixture of gas;
and
an outlet manifold attached to the throat and configured to receive a flow of the heavier species from the throat, the outlet manifold including:
an outlet valve including a cone-shaped inlet and a bowl-shaped outlet;
and
a throttle shaft including a shaft and a cone-shaped head, wherein the cone-shaped head is positioned within the cone-shaped inlet and the shaft extends through the bowl-shaped outlet;
wherein the bowl-shaped outlet, the cone-shaped inlet, and the cone-shaped head are sized and shaped to control the flow of the heavier species through the outlet valve and the flow of the mixture of gas through the separator.

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A method of separating components of a mixture of gas using a separator, the method comprising:

channeling the mixture of gas into an inlet manifold of the separator;
forming the mixture of gas into a spiraling flow within the inlet manifold;
channeling the mixture of gas from the inlet manifold to a throat of the separator;
separating heavier species of the mixture of gas from lighter species of the mixture of gas within the throat;
channeling a flow of the heavier species from the throat to an outlet manifold of the separator, the outlet manifold including an outlet valve including a cone-shaped inlet and a bowl-shaped outlet and a throttle shaft including a shaft and a cone-shaped head, wherein the cone-shaped head is positioned within the cone-shaped inlet and the shaft extends through the bowl-shaped outlet;
and
controlling the flow of the heavier species through the outlet valve and the flow of the mixture of gas through the separator using the bowl-shaped outlet, the cone-shaped inlet, and the cone-shaped head, wherein the bowl-shaped outlet, the cone-shaped inlet, and the cone-shaped head are sized and shaped to control the flow of the heavier species through the outlet valve and the flow of the mixture of gas through the separator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for mixture separation

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Systems and methods for mixture separation

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