Methods To Reduce Gas Carry-Under For Cyclonic Separators

摘要

A system and process for an improvement to a gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone (“GLCC”) separator to reduce gas carry-under to the liquid outlet of the separator is described. The means for reducing gas carry-under is arranged within the interior space of the separator and below the inclined inlet of the separator to affect the tangential flow of the incoming liquid-and-gas mixture stream into the interior space. The reducing means may be a vortex locator, preferably in the form of a horizontal plate, arranged coaxial with the separator vessel and located at a vortex formation point within the interior space. The reducing means may also be a plurality of vertical baffles located at a lower end of the separator vessel and extending radially inward from the wall of the vessel. The reducing means may also be a combination of the horizontal plate and vertical baffles.

主权项

1. An improvement to a gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone (“GLCC”) separator vessel, the improvement comprising:
means for reducing gas carry-under to a liquid outlet of the vessel, wherein the reducing means is arranged within an interior space of the vessel and below an inclined inlet of the vessel to affect a tangential flow of an incoming liquid-and-gas mixture stream into the interior space.