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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1999
Robert A. Richardson, Harris County, TX (US);
George S. Millas, Houston, TX (US);
Hudson Products Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A seal joint for an arrangement for separating a gas and liquid mixture, the arrangement having a vessel with an inlet for entry of the gas and liquid mixture and an outlet for exit of a separated gas, and a centrifugal separation cyclone in the vessel for centrifugally separating the gas from the mixture. The vessel includes an internal tubular member having an open end and an inlet tube having an open end extending toward the open end of the internal tubular member. A seal joint ring is fixed to the open end of the internal tubular member. The ring has an annular trough which is open toward the open end of the inlet tube and a gasket is provided in the trough and is engaged by the open end of the inlet tube for sealing the open end of the inlet tube to the open end of the internal tubular member.