Steam separating apparatus

A vapor-liquid mixture separator comprising components including

• a. a base having a central inlet in the bottom of said separator;
• b. spinner means located over said central inlet and attached to said base adapted to cause a vapor-liquid mixture flowing up through said inlet to spin outwardly;
• c. A circular housing surrounding said spinner means and attached to said base;
• d. a plurality of extraction skimmer sections supported above said circular housing, each extraction skimmer section comprising a conical section having a large lower diameter and a smaller upper diameter and with the large lower diameter of each conical section extending partially down over the smaller upper diameter of the conical section below;
• whereby separated liquid along the outside is thrown outwardly and downwardly between adjacent skimmer sections;
• e. a cover attached over the uppermost of said skimmer sections comprising an annular ring to block flow of separated liquid upward along the outside and a central outlet to permit flow of separated vapor through the center, and
• f. a perforated discharge screen surrounding said skimmer sections and spaced generally outwardly therefrom whereby at least a portion of said liquid thrown outwardly from said extraction skimmer sections impinges on said discharge screen;
• said components being sized, spaced and dimensioned to provide accessibility for installation and inspection, and for maximum liquid and vapor flow and separation, when installed in a drum.