Patent ID: 8127625

Claim:
A liquid separator in fluid communication with a source of natural gas having entrained liquids and a removable sample container, the liquid separator comprising: a body sized and arranged to receive a top cap, a bottom cap, and a transparent sight glass having an outside surface and an inside surface; a chamber defined by the body, the inside surface of the transparent sight glass, the top cap and the bottom cap; the top cap defining an inlet in fluid communication with the source of natural gas, a hollow shroud extending from the top cap into the chamber and at least one passageway in fluid communication with the chamber, the at least one passageway extending from the inlet to an outlet port located between the inside surface of the transparent sight glass and the shroud; the bottom cap defining a sample outlet in fluid communication with the chamber and the removable sample container, a liquid outlet in fluid communication with the chamber and a drain, and a riser in fluid communication with the sample outlet extending from the bottom cap into the chamber, the riser having an inlet port that is proximate with the hollow shroud to retard liquids entrained in the natural gas from entering the riser; and opposing windows formed in the body to allow an observer to look through the transparent sight glass into the chamber to determine the presence of liquids.