Apparatus and method for processing of a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solid material
AssigneesSpark Technologies and Innovations N.V., Koch-Glitsch, LP
InventorRombout Adriaan Swanborn
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Abstract
Disclosed device for separating a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solid, which comprises a gravity separation vessel and a processing vessel which can be mounted in the gravity separation vessel. The processing vessel comprises a flow body which is provided with one or more swirl elements which set the feed mixture into rotation. The processing vessel also comprises a resistance element which is positioned between an outlet for the heavier fraction of the mixture and the flow body. The processing vessel may also comprise counter-swirl elements which are positioned in the discharge channel for the lighter fraction of the mixture.
Claims23
An inlet device for separating a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solids and configured for fluid communication with a gravity separation vessel, the inlet device comprising:
- an inlet for a supply of the mixture to be separated;
- a first and second outlet opening configured for a discharge of respectively a first mixture part and a second mixture part into a space of the gravity separation vessel;
- a flow body arranged substantially concentrically in the inlet device and provided with one or more swirl elements for setting the supplied mixture into swirling movement;
- a discharge channel for discharging the first mixture part to the first outlet opening, which discharge channel is arranged substantially through an interior of the flow body and extends from a downstream side of the flow body to the first outlet opening;
- a first resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance arranged between the second outlet opening and the flow body;
- and/or
- a second resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance, arranged in the discharge channel, downstream of which the first outlet opening is arranged.
A device for separating a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solids, comprising:
- a gravity separation vessel which is provided with an inlet for a supply of the mixture;
- a processing vessel including:
- an inlet for a supply of the mixture to be separated;
- a first and second outlet opening for a discharge of respectively a first mixture part and a second mixture part into a space of a further vessel;
- a flow body arranged substantially concentrically in the processing vessel and provided with one or more swirl elements for setting the supplied mixture into swirling movement;
- a discharge channel for discharging the first mixture part to the first outlet opening, which discharge channel is arranged substantially through an interior of the flow body and extends from a downstream side of the flow body to the first outlet opening;
- a first resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance arranged between the second outlet opening and the flow body;
- and/or
- a second resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance, arranged in the discharge channel, downstream of which the first outlet opening is arranged,
- the processing vessel can be mounted in the gravity separation vessel with the inlet connected to the inlet of the gravity separation vessel, wherein the first and second outlet openings of the processing vessel are arranged for the discharge of the first mixture part and the second mixture part into a space of the gravity separation vessel for further separation of the second mixture part.
A method for treating a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solids, comprising the step of sending the mixture into a processing vessel for separating a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solids, the processing vessel comprising:
- an inlet for a supply of the mixture to be separated;
- a first and second outlet opening for a discharge of respectively a first mixture part and a second mixture part into a space of a further vessel;
- a flow body arranged substantially concentrically in the processing vessel and provided with one or more swirl elements for setting the supplied mixture into swirling movement;
- a discharge channel for discharging the first mixture part to the first outlet opening, which discharge channel is arranged substantially through an interior of the flow body and extends from a downstream side of the flow body to the first outlet opening;
- a first resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance arranged between the second outlet opening and the flow body;
- and/or
- a second resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance, arranged in the discharge channel, downstream of which the first outlet opening is arranged;
- and
- wherein the processing vessel can be mounted in a gravity separation vessel with the inlet connected to the inlet of the gravity separation vessel, and
- wherein the first and second outlet openings of the processing vessel are arranged for the discharge of the first mixture part and the second mixture part into a space of the gravity separation vessel for further separation of the second mixture part.
A method for designing a device for separating a mixture into a light and heavy fraction, comprising the step of designing components of a an inlet device such that the components can be fed through a manhole into a gravity separation vessel, wherein the inlet device comprises an inlet for the mixture, a first outlet for the light fraction and a second outlet for the heavy fraction, the first and second outlet in fluid communication with the gravity separation vessel and a rotation means for setting the mixture into rotation, wherein swirl elements arranged close to the inlet and/or counter-swirl elements arranged close to the first and second outlet are provided with swirling blades dimensioned such that through the desired degree of rotation a preselected pressure is available whereby the boundary surface between the heavy and light fraction extends on a preselected level within the inlet device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.