No. 877,460, PATENTED JAN, 2, 1908, K. BRUNNER & O, BUHRING, APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM G ASES OR WAPORS, APPLICATION FILED MAR, 29, 1907,

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1 No. 877,460, PATENTED JAN, 2, 1908, K. BRUNNER & O, BUHRING, APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM G ASES OR WAPORS, APPLICATION FILED MAR, 29, 1907, 3 SHEETS-SIEET 1.

2 No, 877,460, PATENTED JAN, 21, K. BRUNNER & O, BUHRING. APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM G ASEs OR WAPORS, APPLICATION FILED MAR, 29, SHEETS-S HEET 2 J% 2-d 2-zeezzzer 242e2 as % a /2ézzee/

3 No. 877,460. PATENTED JAN, 2, K. BRUNNER & O, BUHRING, APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM G ASES OR WAPORS, APPLICATION FILED MAR, 29 l)07, 3 SEEETS-SHEET 3.

4 (INITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. KARL BRUNNER AND OTTO BUHRING, OF MANNHEIM, GERMANY. APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM. GASEs or v APORs. No. 877,460. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 21, Application filed March 29, Serial No. 365,436. To all whom it may concern: flow. The perforations in these sides are Be it known that we, KARL BRUNNER, a subject of the German Emperor, and OTTO provided with projections a which are turned towards the direction of flow in such manner BüHRING, a subject of the German Emperor, 5 both residing at Mannheim, (Baden,) in the as to deprive the gas or vapor of its heavier 60 Empire of Germany, whose post-office ad articles. As in the arrangements shown in dress is Mannheim, Germany, have invented Figs. 1 and 2 the tubes are arranged trans a certail new and useful apparatus for sepa versely to the direction of flow and are each. rating liquids from gases or vapors by means provided with a partition b that is arranged. O of tubes arranged transversely to the direc parallel to the direction of flow and projects 65 specification. tion of flow, of which the following is a from the tube in such manner as to pass be tween the two tubes just in front of it. This invention relates to apparatus for These partitions cause the vapor to flow in a separating liquids from gases and vapors of Zig-Zag course that is to say, always along the that type wherein several rows of tube are perforated sides of the tubes and thus cause 70 arranged within a casing through which gases an effectual separation of the oil. In the or vapors flow, and transversely to the direc case of the last row of tubes shown in Fig. 4 tion of flow. Now according to this inven there are, moreover, provided on that side tion the tubes in question are so constructed which is turned away from the direction of that their walls which are turned towards flow, a few apertures c for the purpose of pre 75 the direction of flow are furnished with per venting the formation of a vapor buffer in forations resembling those of a sieve while the interior of the tubes which might inju their walls which are turned away from the riously affect the action of the apparatus. direction of flow are not thus perforated. Fig. 5 shows in front view a tube as is As the vapor or gas flows past the perforated shown in Fig portions, the heavier particles, such as oil or Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate two modifications other liquid particles pass into the interior of similar to those shown in Figs. 3 and 4 except the tubes where they are precipitated and are that the plain side of each of the tubes is in then collected and removed. As the walls of wardly bent between the two perforated the tubes which are turned away from the sides so as considerably to decrease the hol 85 direction of flow of the gases are not provided low space within the tube. Fig. 6 shows with perforations, it is impossible for the each tube so arranged that the point of the liquid particles to escape from the tubes, but triangle is turned transversely to the direc they must remain stationary therein with tion of flow, the longitudinal walls of the the result that particles once separated can tubes being joined together while their trans 90 not again be carried along by the gas. verse walls project into the space between The accompanying drawings illustrate by them. The arrangement of the tubes shown way of St. several methods of construct in Fig. 7 is similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4. ing and arranging tubes of the kind referred to in accordance with this invention. Fig. 8 shows a constructional form wherein 95 Figures 1 and 2 show the two simplest em the tubes are formed by two pieces of sheet metald which run in the direction of flow and bodiments of the invention. The tubes shown in Fig. 1 are each of triangular cross are connected with each other and provided section and are furnished with perforations with triangular projections e which are dis on that side which is turned towards the di placed in relation to each other. 100 rection of flow of the gas or vapor, which is Figs. 9 and 10 show in longitudinal and indicated by arrows. transverse section respectively a device for The tubes shown in Fig. 2 are of circular cross section and in each separating liquids wherein tubes of the shape of them that half of the periphery which is shown in Fig. 3 but of varying length are ar turned towards the direction of R. forated like a sieve. ow is per ranged one above another in two groups with in an upright cylindrical or hollow drum f 105 Figs. 3 and 4 show somewhat more compli into which the vapor enters at the top at g : cated arrangements. In this instance the and from which it escapes at the bottom ath. tubes are again of triangular cross section, The tubes are supported in an oblique posi but they have each two perforated sides tion upon ledges and k which are attached 10 to the shelf and to two vertical transverse which are turned towards the direction of partitions l arranged in the center thereof,

5 p ,460 and they all terminate within the space m be Finally Figs. 16 and 17 show in longitudi tween the two partition walls l. The oil con nal and transverse section respectively a sequently flows out of the tubes into the separator wherein the tubes are vertically space m whence it passes through the orifices arranged adjacent to each other within a n (Fig. 9) of the El iron troughs and horizontal cylindrical shell ac. As in the 60 through the passages o formed between these constructional form of apparatus illustrated troughs and the shell (Fig. 10) into the col in Figs. 11 and 12 the vapor enters at one lecting chamber p which is separated from side at g, passes between the tubes, and the steam space fy means of a sieve r. escapes at the other side at h, while the oil, Figs. 11 and 12 show in longitudinal and which has been separated out flows from the 65 transverse section, respectively, another tubes through the sieve r into the collecting modification of separating apparatus. In chamber p. The tubes are secured at the this instance the tubes are arranged verti top to annular angle irons 2 and at the bot cally in proximity to each other within a rec tom to T-irons y attached to the shell. tangular casings of cast iron. The vapor What we claim as our invention and de 70 enters on one side at (1, passes between the sire to secure by Letters Patent is:- tubes and escapes on the other side ath, the 1. An apparatus for separating liquids oil which has been separated flowing directly from gases and vapors. by means of tubes from the tubes into the collecting chamber built into the apparatus transversely to the The lower ends of the tubes are secured direction of flow and perforated on the sides 75 to T-irons t which are arranged upon horizon turned towards the direction of flow, char tal and between vertical ribs on the walls of acterized by the fact that the tubes are dis the casing, and their upper ends are secured placed in relation to each other transversely to iron flanges at which lie against transverse to the direction of flow and that there is ribs on the cover of the casing. arranged within each tube a partition which 80 Figs. 13 and 14 illustrate respectively in runs parallel to the direction of flow and longitudinal and transverse section, a still which projects beyond the tube and between further modification identical in its essential the two tubes immediately in front of it. features with the arrangement shown in Figs. 2. An apparatus for separating liquid 9 and 10, with the exception that the shell is from gases and vapors by means of tubes 85 situated within a cylindrical casing ) of cast arranged transversely to the direction of flow iron into which steam enters from the side at of the gases and perforated on the sides (1, and escapes at the bottom ath. turned towards the direction of flow charac Fig. 15 shows in vertical section a sepa terized in that the sides of the tubes which rator wherein the tubes are built one above are turned away from the direction of flow 90 the other into a rectangular casing w of sheet are provided with a few apertures. metal, into which the vapors enter from 3. An apparatus for separating liquid above at g. The tubes are obliquely ar from gases and vapors by means of tubes ranged, as in the forms of apparatus illus arranged transversely to the direction of flow trated in Figs. 9, 10, 13 and 14, on ledges k, of the gases and perforated on the sides 95 which are attached to vertical transverse turned towards the direction of flow charac walls, l, the right wall being provided imme terized by the fact that the tubes are formed diately above the ledges with apertures by means of two metal sheets that are con through which the separated oil flows out of nected with each other, are arranged in the the tubes into a chamber that is situated direction of flow, and are provided with pro 100 between the wall land the right wall of the jections displaced in relation to each other. casing, and is connected at the bottom by In testimony whereof we have hereunto means of a pipe with the collecting chamber signed our names to this specification in the The left partition is perforated beneath presence of two subscribing witnesses. the lowest E. so that the vapor can pass through these perforations into the space KARL BRUNNER. between it, and the left wall of the casing, OTTO BUHRING. from which it escapes at h. The collecting Witnesses: chamber p and the vapor chamber () are H. W. HARRIs, again separated by means of a sieve r. Jos. H. LEUTE.