Patent ID: 9463424
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B01F

Claim Text:
1. An actuatable apparatus for receiving a multiphase fluid from a source thereof and for conditioning said multiphase fluid, the fluid comprising a gaseous phase and a liquid phase, the apparatus comprising: an outer vessel configured to condition the multiphase fluid; an upper inlet configured to receive the multiphase fluid from the source and introduce said multiphase fluid at an upper location into the outer vessel; an actuatable inner vessel disposed within the outer vessel comprising one or more upper openings at an upper location of the inner vessel such that multiphase fluid can pass from the outer vessel into the inner vessel, the inner vessel having a lower opening at a lower location of the inner vessel such that multiphase fluid can pass out of the inner vessel, the inner vessel being configured to be actuatable such that the inner vessel moves in a vertical direction with respect to the outer vessel; a sleeve disposed within the outer vessel that receives at least a portion of the actuatable inner vessel therein, wherein the one or more upper openings are disposed within the sleeve; and a lower outlet configured to discharge the conditioned multiphase fluid from the outer vessel, the lower outlet in fluid communication with the lower opening of the inner vessel such that multiphase fluid passing out of the inner vessel is discharged from the outer vessel.