Patent ID: 6702877
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B01D,B04C

Abstract:
An inlet device for separating a mixture of gas with liquid and/or solids and configured for fluid communication with a gravity separation vessel, the inlet device comprising:an inlet for a supply of the mixture to be separated; a first and second outlet opening configured for a discharge of respectively a first mixture part and a second mixture part into a space of the gravity separation vessel; a flow body arranged substantially concentrically in the inlet device and provided with one or more swirl elements for setting the supplied mixture into swirling movement; a discharge channel for discharging the first mixture part to the first outlet opening, which discharge channel is arranged substantially through an interior of the flow body and extends from a downstream side of the flow body to the first outlet opening; a first resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance arranged between the second outlet opening and the flow body; and/or a second resistance element with a predetermined flow resistance, arranged in the discharge channel, downstream of which the first outlet opening is arranged.