Patent ID: 9102545
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B01D,C02F,F22B,Y02A,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A system for processing a fluid, comprising: an elongated vessel defining an inner chamber, the vessel and inner chamber being oriented generally horizontally; a fluid inlet formed in the vessel; a plurality of trays oriented vertically and disposed along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber in spaced relation to one another, each of the plurality of trays including scoops through the trays through which fluids pass, wherein the scoops include an inlet of a first diameter and an outlet of a second smaller diameter; a plurality of baffles oriented vertically and disposed along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber, each of the plurality of baffles alternately spaced with each of the plurality of trays, each of the plurality of baffles having apertures through the baffles through which fluids pass, wherein the apertures have an inlet of a first diameter and an outlet of a second smaller diameter; a rotatable shaft disposed along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber, the shaft passing through the baffles and attached to the trays so as to rotate the trays within the inner chamber; a contaminate outlet formed in the vessel opposite the fluid inlet along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber; an internal sleeve disposed in the inner chamber downstream of the trays and baffles, proximate to the contaminate outlet, the internal sleeve forming an annular passageway leading from the inner chamber to the contaminate outlet; and a vapor outlet formed in the vessel opposite the fluid inlet along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber and in communication with a vapor recovery tank for condensing vapor.