Patent ID: 7896937

Claim:
A vapor-liquid separator, comprising: a chamber having (i) an inlet opening operative for purposes of receiving there at a flow of a vapor-liquid mixture, (ii) an outlet opening operative for purposes of exhausting therethrough said vapor-liquid mixture, (iii) a wall, including a smooth, curved inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface being operative to define a cylindrical passageway that extends longitudinally between said inlet opening and said outlet opening, and (iv) a slot suitably formed through both said inner surface and said outer surface of said wall; and a plurality of spinner blades suitably disposed within said passageway so as to be positioned below said slot, and suitably configured so as to be operative to induce the flow of said vapor-water mixture to spin, such as to thereby centrifugally force droplets of liquid that are entrained in the flow of said vapor-liquid mixture that is spinning up against said inner surface of said wall and then through said slot; and wherein said passageway is suitably configured so as to be operative to direct the flow of said vapor-liquid mixture to said outlet opening, and wherein the wall is continuous above the slot.