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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1980
John P Mac Lean, Stafford, TX (US);
J Edward Cantwell, Houston, TX (US);
John D Brown, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Harold D Hoy, Bridge City, TX (US);
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Abstract
A cyclone separator for the removal of entrained solids from gases, the cyclone separator having a barrel portion and a conical portion which cooperatively define a separation chamber, a gas inlet in open communication with the portion of the separation chamber defined by the barrel portion, a gas outlet tube extending centrally, upwardly from the barrel portion, a solids discharge outlet located at the lower end of the conical section, a solids discharge dipleg conduit in open communication with the solids outlet, the geometric parameters of the separator providing high efficiency with minimal erosion.