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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2017
Dresser-rand Company, Olean, NY (US);
William C. Maier, Almond, NY (US);
Gocha Chochua, Sugar Land, TX (US);
DRESSER-RAND COMPANY, Olean, NY (US);
Abstract
A separator method and apparatus that includes a rotatable drum defining an annular passageway therein, a plurality of blades coupled to the rotatable drum and located in the annular passageway, each of the plurality of blades including a leading section, a trailing section, a concave surface, and a convex surface, the concave and convex surfaces extending from the leading section to the trailing section, each of the plurality of blades disposed circumferentially adjacent to at least another one of the plurality of blades so as to define blade flowpaths therebetween, and a housing at least partially surrounding the rotatable drum and defining a fluid collection chamber fluidly communicating with the annular passageway.