Patent ID: 11951435
Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A vapor separation method comprising:
channeling an air-oil-water mixture towards an inlet of a cooler;
monitoring, with a first sensor, a temperature at an outlet of the cooler;
receiving temperature feedback from the first sensor;
cooling, with the cooler and based on the temperature feedback, the air-oil-water mixture to a separation temperature to cause at least a portion of the oil in the air-oil-water mixture to liquify, while maintaining at least a portion of the water in the air-oil-water mixture in a vaporized state;
channeling the cooled air-oil-water mixture toward an inlet of a separator tank;
separating, using the separator tank, vaporized water and air mixture from liquefied oil; and
discharging, from the separator tank, the liquefied oil.