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Droplet Size
Strand Diameter or corrugation spacing
Gas Velocity
Liquid Density relative to gas density
Gas Viscosity
Pad Density and Thickness
Interception Capture
Brownian Capture
99% of
10 Micron
Vane
Mesh/Vane
99% of 30
Micron
Comments
None Critical Equipment
downstream or where
Mesh plugs
Improved Design
High efficiency &
10% high capacity
99.9% 5
micron
To protect compressors
Catalyst & beds, etc.
99.9% 5 micron
99.9% 8 micron
Double Pocket
Vane
99.9% of
1 micron
99.9% of 1 micron
00.0% of 1 micron
Double Pocket
Vane
To minimize solvent
losses (MEA, MDEA,
etc)
Pg: 1.25lb/ft3
Pl: 1.21lb/ft3
Vd1 = .30
K=0.5 (vane)
Wt: 2800lbs
42
-1 = 1.7
1.25
K=1.1 (DP vane)
Wt: 1500lbs
Vane Profiles
F
L
O
W
F
L
O
W
Amistco
Six-Pass
Vane Unit
Amistco
Double-Pocket
Vane Unit
Configuration
Standard
One Bank
Alternative Configuration
2 Bank
4 Bank
Vane Retro-fit
Vane Retro-fit
Vane Retro-fit
Retrofit Vane/Mesh
Rukovena Consulting
Inlet distributors
Impact on Separators Performance
Typical Situation