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US 4,472,278 AGranted
Separating device for an insulating gas-liquid two phase fluid
AssigneesAgency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade & Industry
InventorMakoto Suzuki
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Abstract
A gas-liquid separating device wherein electrodes of suitable configuration, such as straight-like, ring-like or wire net-like cylindrical configurations, are disposed along a flow passage of an insulating gas-liquid two-phase fluid to form a high electric field region and a low electric field region within said flow passage to collect the gas phase of the gas-liquid two-phase fluid in said low electric field region.
Claims21
A device for separating an insulating gas-liquid two-phase fluid into a gas phase and a liquid phase comprising:
- means defining a flow passage for an insulating gas-liquid two-phase fluid;
- a high-voltage electrode and a ground electrode provided along said flow passage for said gas-liquid two-phase fluid;
- a high voltage power source;
- said high voltage electrode being connected to said high voltage power source, and said ground electrode being grounded, so as to thereby form a high electric field region and a low electric field region within said flow passage for separating said two-phase fluid into said gas and liquid phases;
- means for introducing said insulating gas-liquid two-phase fluid into said flow passage;
- a liquid phase discharge means provided within said high electric field region for collection of only said liquid phase from said flow passage;
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- a gas phase discharge means provided within said low electric field region for collection of only said gas phase from said flow passage,
- whereby once said gas and liquid phases have been separated within said flow passage, only separated gas and liquid phases are removed from said flow passage.
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