Patent ID: 11927375
Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. A method of demisting entrained droplets, comprising:
receiving a working fluid into a liquid-vapor separator, the liquid-vapor separator including a headspace, a heat exchange section, and a demister, wherein the working fluid is received through a conduit fluidly connecting the demister and an inlet on the liquid-vapor separator, and at least a portion of the conduit is disposed within a housing of the liquid-vapor separator;
routing the working fluid from the demister to an expander through a flow path that is disposed within the housing,
expanding the working fluid through the expander disposed in a lower portion of the housing,
evaporating the working fluid by way of the heat exchange section to obtain a vapor stream of the working fluid, the vapor stream including entrained droplets; and
flowing the vapor stream through the demister,
wherein the vapor stream absorbs heat at the demister such that at least a portion of the entrained droplets are evaporated.