Patent ID: 8790447
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A separation device for removing at least part of a liquid from a mixture which comprises a gas and the liquid in the form of droplets, which separation device comprises: a) a housing comprising a first, second and third separation section for separating liquid from the mixture, wherein the second separation section is arranged below the first separation section and above the third separation section, the respective separation sections are in communication with each other, and the second separation section comprises a rotating coalescer element; b) tangentially arranged inlet means to introduce the mixture tangentially into the first separation section, wherein in the first separation section liquid can be separated from gas by migrating droplets under application of a centrifugal force to an inner wall; c) means to remove liquid from the first separation section; d) means to remove liquid from the third separation section; and e) means to remove a gaseous stream, lean in liquid, from the third separation section, wherein the first separation section comprises an axial cyclone; wherein the rotating coalescer element comprises a guiding means for guiding liquid from a downstream part of the rotating coalescer element into a means for collecting liquid, the guiding means being a sleeve which extends downwardly from the outer circumference of the rotating coalescer element.