Vapor/liquid separator for an absorption chiller

An absorption apparatus, comprising:

• a first heat exchanger adapted to heat a fluid to create a vapor;
• a second heat exchanger in heat transfer relationship with the vapor;
• a tube support plate having a plurality of tube holes;
• a plurality of heat exchanger tubes extending through the plurality of tube holes and being associated with at least one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger;
• a vaporizing chamber containing the first heat exchanger;
• a devaporizing chamber containing the second heat exchanger, wherein the vaporizing chamber and the devaporizing chamber define a passageway therebetween that allows the vapor to move downstream from the vaporizing chamber to the devaporizing chamber;
• and
• an eliminator blade disposed within the passageway and extending through the tube support plate.

An absorption apparatus, comprising:

• a vaporizing chamber;
• a devaporizing chamber, wherein the vaporizing chamber and the devaporizing chamber define a passageway that allows a vapor to move downstream from the vaporizing chamber to the devaporizing chamber;
• a pair of tube sheets;
• a tube support plate interposed between the pair of tube sheets and having a first plurality of tube holes, a second plurality of tube holes, and a plurality of eliminator blade holes interposed between the first plurality of tube holes and the second plurality of tube holes;
• a first plurality of heat exchanger tubes disposed within the vaporizing chamber, extending through the first plurality of tube holes, being hermetically sealed to the pair of tube sheets, and being adapted to heat a fluid to create the vapor;
• a second plurality of heat exchanger tubes disposed within the devaporizing chamber, extending through the second plurality of tube holes, being hermetically sealed to the pair of tube sheets, and being in heat exchange relationship with the vapor;
• and
• a plurality of eliminator blades extending through the plurality of eliminator blade holes and being disposed within the passageway to help deflect liquid droplets that may be entrained by the vapor, wherein a slip fit exists between the plurality of eliminator blades and the plurality of eliminator blade holes.