Patent ID: 6096120
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B01D,D21D

Abstract:
A deaeration vessel comprising:a vessel casing having an interior, and a partition wall disposed in said interior defining a first weir;a plurality of inlets into said casing for introducing a first fluid medium into said vessel, and at least one outlet from said vessel for a substantially gas free first fluid medium, an outlet for separated gas, and at least one outlet for a fraction of the first medium which has been separated by said weir;a second partition wall disposed within said vessel interior and forming a second weir;at least one inlet for a second fluid medium to be introduced into said vessel, and at least one outlet for a substantially gas-free second fluid medium;at least one outlet for the fraction of the second fluid medium separated by said second weir; anda gas volume provided within said vessel interior in communication with said outlet for separated gas, said gas volume receiving gas separated from both the first and second fluid mediums.