Base frame construction for a liquid ring compressor set

In a liquid ring compressor set including a base frame fabricated of hollow sectional members in which a motor and compressor, each including a shaft, of the set are mounted, said compressor including an outlet, said base frame functioning as a liquid separator for said set, the improvement comprising a U-shaped base frame for said set including a pair of spaced-apart leg members each disposed in parallel relationship with respect to the shaft of said compressor of said set, and a connecting member coupled to corresponding ends of said leg members so as to form said U-shaped base frame, one of said leg members including at least one fluid inlet opening disposed in the top surface thereof coupled to said compressor outlet and the other of said leg members including at least one fluid outlet opening disposed in the top surface thereof, said compressor ejecting a fluid mixture into said inlet opening and said fluid mixture flowing through said base frame out of said compressor set through said outlet opening for separating moisture from said fluid mixture.