Movable inlet gas barrier for a free surface liquid scoop
AssigneeBiphase Energy Company
InventorLance G. Hays
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Abstract
A rotary turbine apparatus which includes a separator having a rotating cylindrical wall receiving a stream of liquid and gas for separating gas from liquid, the liquid collecting in a rotating ring on the wall, and comprising a scoop having an inlet immersed in the rotating liquid ring to receive liquid from the ring; and barrier structure located proximate the scoop inlet to block gas entry to the scoop.
Claims12
In rotary turbine apparatus including a separator having a rotating cylindrical wall receiving a stream of liquid and gas for separating gas from liquid, the liquid collecting in a rotating ring on said wall, the combination comprising
- a) a scoop having an inlet immersed in said rotating liquid ring to receive liquid from the ring,
- b) and barrier structure located proximate said scoop inlet to block gas entry to the scoop,
- c) said barrier structure including a control surface past which liquid travels to enter the scoop,
- d) and means carrying the barrier structure for movement of said control surface toward and away from said inlet to control the scoop inlet area in response to changes in pressure exerted by liquid traveling past said barrier surface.
In rotary turbine apparatus including a separator having a rotating cylindrical wall receiving a stream of liquid and gas for separating gas from liquid, the liquid collecting in a rotating ring on said wall, the combination comprising
- a) a scoop having an inlet immersed in said rotating liquid ring to receive liquid from the ring,
- b) and barrier structure located proximate said scoop inlet to block gas entry to the scoop,
- c) and including means for effecting controllable displacement of said barrier structure toward said liquid ring,
- d) said means including a spring for urging the barrier structure toward said liquid ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.