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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neville Paul Chamberlain, Northampton, GB;
Ian Charles Bedwell, Leicestershire, GB;
Bjorn Christiansen, Tiller, NO;
Gunnar Vangen, Jakosbli, NO;
Jan Hoydal, Joerpeland, NO;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/900 ;
Abstract
A gravity separator including a vessel within which a mixture containing oil and water can separate under gravity to form vertically discrete oil and water layers, the vessel having an inlet assembly including a cyclone separator for separating an oil-containing inlet flow into gas and liquid phases, that assembly including ducting for receiving the underflow of cyclone separator and conducting that underflow into that region of the vessel which, in use, is above the water layer.