FLUID PROCESSING FOR SEPARATING EMULSIONS

摘要

Fluid processing apparatus comprising a vessel (20) containing a hydrocyclon e (18) and defining an inlet chamber, the vessel having a vessel inlet (22) arranged to feed fluid into the inlet chamber, and the inl et chamber being arranged to receive fluid from the vessel inlet (22) and to pass the fluid to an inlet (8) of the hydrocyclone, the inlet chamber including coalescing means (30) arranged to coalesce relatively small droplets contained in fluid received at the vessel inlet (22) into larger droplets before passing the fluid to the hydrocyclone inlet (8), the coalescing means having a substantially predetermined external shape whi ch defines at least one elongate liner hole for receiving a respective hydrocyclone liner.