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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Marco Betting, Rijswijk, NL;
Gerhardus Willem Colenbrander, Amsterdam, NL;
Michael Alvin Curole, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Theodorus Cornelis Klaver, Rijswijk, NL;
Eric Johannes Puik, Rijswijk, NL;
Marco Betting, Rijswijk, NL;
Gerhardus Willem Colenbrander, Amsterdam, NL;
Michael Alvin Curole, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Theodorus Cornelis Klaver, Rijswijk, NL;
Eric Johannes Puik, Rijswijk, NL;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and cyclonic separator are disclosed for degassing a fluid mixture comprising a carrier liquid and one or more gaseous and/or vaporizable components, wherein: —the fluid mixture is accelerated in a throat section () of a vortex tube () such that the static pressure of the fluid mixture is decreased and vaporizable components evaporate into a gaseous phase; —the accelerated fluid mixture is induced to swirl within the vortex tube such that the fluid mixture is separated by centrifugal forces into a degassed liquid fraction and a gas enriched fraction; —the degassed liquid fraction is induced to flow into a liquid outlet conduit () which is located at or near the outer circumference of the vortex tube (); and—the gas enriched fraction is induced to flow into a gas outlet conduit () which is located at or near a central axis of the vortex tube ().