Patent ID: 6547862
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A rotary liquid/gas separator assembly for separating liquid and gas in a liquid/gas mixture, said rotary liquid/gas separator assembly comprising;a housing defining an accumulator/separator chamber having an outer diameter such that said liquid can fluctuate between first and second levels, a liquid/gas inlet in said housing, a shaft supported for rotation about a longitudinal axis within said accumulator/separator chamber and having a hollow section in communication with a gas outlet, a drive to rotate said shaft, a plurality of disks attached to rotate with said shaft, said disks in frictional contact with said liquid such that rotation of said disks creates centrifugal force driving said liquid toward said outer diameter of said accumulator/separator chamber, a liquid outlet disposed within said housing, said liquid outlet including a valve that opens in response to a predetermined pressure differential between liquid in said outlet and liquid in said accumulator/separator chamber.