US 11,090,661 B2
Inlet device for gravity separator
Dag Kvamsdal, Trandheim (NO); Knut Sveberg, Trondheim (NO); and Mauritz Talseth, Trondheim (NO)
Assigned to CAMERON SYSTEMS AS, Trondheim (NO)
Filed by Cameron Systems AS, Trondheim (NO)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/148,715.
Application 16/148,715 is a continuation of application No. 15/046,191, filed on Feb. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,086,385.
Application 15/046,191 is a continuation of application No. 13/877,400, granted, now 9,266,042, issued on Feb. 23, 2016, previously published as PCT/NO2011/000252, filed on Sep. 15, 2011.
Claims priority of application No. 20101393 (NO), filed on Oct. 8, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2019/0030546 A1, Jan. 31, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B04C 3/06 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 45/16 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01); B01D 45/08 (2006.01); B04C 3/04 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC B04C 3/06 (2013.01) [B01D 19/0057 (2013.01); B01D 45/08 (2013.01); B01D 45/16 (2013.01); B01D 46/0002 (2013.01); B01D 46/0005 (2013.01); B01D 46/0023 (2013.01); B01D 46/521 (2013.01); B04C 3/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inlet device (17) to a vertical separator (18), the inlet device comprising:
a distribution chamber (2) including an inlet opening (31) and a liquid drain pipe (4), the liquid drain pipe configured to drain liquid from the distribution chamber, the distribution chamber having a floor with an upwardly-sloped portion and a flat portion, the flat portion being located between the upwardly-sloped portion and the inlet opening and below the inlet opening, wherein the liquid drain pipe is configured to drain liquid from the distribution chamber at the flat portion;
a liquid collection chamber (8) containing a plurality of axial cyclones in communication with the distribution chamber, the liquid collection chamber being mounted on top of the distribution chamber;
an upper mesh pad above the distribution chamber; and
a lower mesh pad below the liquid collection chamber, the pads isolating the chambers therebetween.