US 2025/0001338 A1 · MULTIPHASE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SEPARATOR

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for a multiphase separating device comprising a superhydrophobic filter composed of at least one passage from an inlet of the multiphase separating device to a second outlet of the multiphase separating device, with a first outlet approximately midway between the inlet and the second outlet and perpendicular thereto. The superhydrophobic filter is formed of a plurality of superhydrophobic disks which are superhydrophobic on both a first face and a second face such that capillary non-wetting (e.g., gas-wicking) forces are established when the plurality of superhydrophobic disks are stacked in face-sharing contact. In one example, the at least one passage is formed as helical through holes configured to generate centrifugal separating forces.

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Dependent claims

A multiphase separator, comprising:

an inlet;
a first outlet perpendicular to the inlet;
a second outlet in linear alignment with the inlet and perpendicular to the first outlet;
and
a superhydrophobic filter formed of superhydrophobic material with at least one passage extending through a length of the superhydrophobic filter along a central axis extending from a first end to a second end, where the first end of the superhydrophobic filter is aligned with the inlet and the second end of the superhydrophobic filter is aligned with the second outlet, and a diameter of the passage is greater than an effective pore diameter of the superhydrophobic material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multiphase superhydrophobic separator

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Multiphase superhydrophobic separator

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Abstract

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