Supersonic centrifugal compression and separation of liquid and gas mixture

Abstract

In a method of compressing a gas, a compression which is simple to realize is achieved in that, in a first step, a foam (21) is formed from the gas and a liquid, in which foam (21) the sonic velocity is markedly lower than in the gas and in the liquid taken by themselves, in that, in a second step, the foam is directed at supersonic velocity through a nozzle (19, 20) and the gas located in the foam is thereby compressed, and in that, in a third step, the compressed gas and the liquid are separated from one another behind the nozzle (19, 20).

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