Patent ID: 11859666
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A rotary phase separator for a space environment, comprising:
a housing defining a separator chamber therein;
a shaft disposed along a longitudinal axis of the rotary phase separator inside of the housing, relative motion between the housing and the shaft about the longitudinal axis urging separation of gas and liquid from a two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber; and
one or more magnetic bearing assemblies supportive of the shaft relative to the housing; and
a plurality of discs positioned along the shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis with the shaft, the plurality of discs disposed in the separation chamber and configured to urge separation of the gas and liquid from the two-phase liquid and gas fluid in the separator chamber.