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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary E Dix, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
096190 ; 055308 ; 055396 ; 055399 ; 055456 ; 096207 ; 096208 ; 376371 ; 976D / ;
Abstract
The steam/water separator includes a lower standpipe for receiving a two-phase mixture of water and steam at its lower end. Internal threads or elements spaced about the interior wall of the standpipe impart a swirl to the incoming mixture, producing a thin film along the walls. Standard pick-off rings or a porous wall may be employed to separate the liquid from the vapor. A central swirl is imparted to the flow in the region dominated by vapor. This combination of peripheral swirl followed by a central swirl for steam/water separation affords minimum pressure losses along the separator with reduced sensitivity to inlet and submergence conditions.