Patent ID: 7488361
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. Separation device for separating a liquid/gas mixture in a heavy fraction mainly containing liquid and a light fraction mainly containing gas, comprising: a separation vessel comprising at least one inlet, at least a first outlet for the discharge of the heavy fraction and at least a second outlet for the discharge of the light fraction, an inlet device connected to the inlet for admitting the gas/liquid mixture to the vessel and for distributing the admitted gas/liquid mixture in the vessel, wherein the inlet device is a vane type inlet device, comprising an elongated support structure and a plurality of curved guiding vanes placed one behind the other and attached to the support structure, the guiding vanes being arranged so as intercept and deflect the admitted gas/liquid mixture sideways, a separator for further separating the mixture into the heavy and light fraction; an agglomerator for agglomerating the liquid in the gas/liquid mixture, wherein the agglomerator is arranged in and/or below the inlet device and downstream of the inlet.