Patent ID: 7150773
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A liquid extractor for separating entrained liquids from gasses flowing through a gas line comprising: housing means for being positioned within a flow path of a gas line, said housing means having an inlet and an outlet, whereby gas flowing through said gas line enters said housing means inlet, passes through said housing means, and exits said housing means outlet, said housing means outlet being located at an upper end of said housing means; a separator which passively separates liquids entrained in gasses flowing through said extractor, said separator comprising: whereby gasses which enter said housing inlet means pass through said diffuser, which aligns the gas and causes a pressure drop, said gasses continue through said extractor insert, which separates any liquid entrained in said gasses, whereupon said separated liquid collects in a lower portion of said housing means and said gasses exit said extractor via said housing means outlet.