Patent ID: 8715513
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B01D,B04C

Abstract:
1. A liquid-liquid separation device for separating a first liquid from a second liquid wherein the density of the first liquid is lower than the density of the second liquid, the device comprising: a separator body comprising a section of generally vertical pipe having an upper portion and a lower portion; and an inlet to the separator body comprising a section of generally horizontal pipe in fluid communication with the section of generally vertical pipe and attached to the generally vertical pipe between the upper section and the lower section, the section of generally horizontal pipe having a round cross-section portion and a reducing area nozzle portion in which the horizontal width of the section of generally horizontal pipe decreases symmetrically about a horizontal centerline of the section of generally horizontal pipe with proximity to the separator body; wherein a vertical interface between the inlet and the separator body has a generally rectangular cross-section and is adjacent an inner wall of the separator body.