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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Marlene H. Torres, Humble, TX (US);
Inventor:
Marlene H. Torres, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
National Tank Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 41/02 (2006.01); F16L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flow splitter that divides a two-phase (gas-liquid) inlet stream or a one-phase (liquid-liquid) inlet stream into equal and substantially balanced parts for distribution to an equal number of outlets horizontally oriented and connected to the flow splitter. Because of the design of the flow splitter, no control instrumentation or retention time is required during a split. Openings in each face of the flow splitter help to equalize pressure in the split and allow liquid to fill an end chamber that supports impact forces on a wedge-shaped spreader oriented with its leading edge toward an inlet stream.