Patent ID: 8398756

Claim:
A separator, comprising: a vessel including a horizontal section defining a horizontal chamber and a vertical section defining a vertical chamber, the vertical section extending upwardly from the horizontal section, the horizontal section having a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid including gas and at least one liquid, and at least one liquid outlet for discharging liquid that separates from the gas in the horizontal chamber, the vertical chamber having a gas outlet at an upper end thereof for discharging gas that separates from the liquid; a tubular member positioned in the vertical section in such a way that the tubular member provides a fluid passage between the horizontal chamber and the vertical chamber, the tubular member cooperating with the vertical section and the horizontal section to define a liquid receiving space; a deflector plate spaced from the upper end of the tubular member in such a way that liquid passing up through the tubular member is deflected into the liquid receiving space while gas is allowed to pass to the gas outlet; and a liquid return line extending between the liquid receiving space and the horizontal chamber in such a way that liquid that passes into the liquid receiving space is able to flow from the liquid receiving space to the horizontal chamber, at least a portion of the return line positioned externally relative to the vessel.