Patent ID: 8657897

Claim:
An apparatus for de-entraining liquid droplets from a gas stream, the apparatus comprising: a vessel having a first inlet end and a second outlet end, and a demister dividing the interior of the vessel into an inlet compartment and an outlet compartment, a gas inlet distributor having a plurality of vanes for dividing and directing, a gas stream entering the inlet compartment from a top of the vessel towards the demister, a first stage chevron type of de-entraining device positioned at an upstream side of the demister, thereby reducing the load on the demister and improving droplet capture efficiency, wherein the outlet compartment includes cyclones for removal of residual or re-entrained droplets from the gas stream, wherein the plurality of vanes are positioned at a forward side of the inlet distributor and face the demister to slice a major portion of the gas stream divert the gas stream from a downward vertical flow to a horizontal flow and sending the gas toward the demister, and two scoops, a larger one positioned at a lower end of a back side of the inlet distributor, and a smaller one located at a top of a forward side of the inlet distributor for routing a remaining portion of the gas stream so as to evenly distribute gas flow across the inlet compartment so that gas distribution is uniform and without recirculation before entering the demister.