Patent ID: 8409313
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vent head for a steam system, comprising: a body defining a vent head chamber having an upper region and an opposing lower region along a vertical axis, the chamber having a vent head outlet at the upper region of the vertical axis; a steam inlet conduit having a steam outlet entering the lower region of the chamber that opens into the vent head chamber; a baffle configured to be disposed within the vent head chamber positioned, with respect to the vertical axis, above the steam outlet; and a drainage passageway providing fluid communication between the vent head chamber and the steam inlet conduit; wherein, upon connection to a steam system, the steam outlet is configured to discharge steam from the steam system into the vent head chamber which impinges on the baffle, thereby separating entrained liquid water from the steam; and wherein the vent head chamber is configured to collect the liquid and return the liquid to the steam inlet conduit via the drainage passageway.