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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Pål Jahre Nilsen, Boedalen, NO;
Gorm Sande, Nesbru, NO;
Wojciech Piasecki, Cracow, PL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aibel AS, Billingstad, NO;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device, located in a vessel having an inlet and at least one outlet, through which a mixture of fluids flows, for promoting electrostatic coalescence of a first conductive fluid emulsified in a second fluid. The device includes a number of tubular electrostatic coalescer elements extending in the flow direction which are arranged in a matrix arranged over the cross sectional area of the vessel, and an applicator operative to apply an electrical field to the fluids flowing through the coalescer elements.