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SEPARATORS
1. Introduction
2. Purpose, Principles and Terminology
3. Symbols and Abbreviations
4. Gas and Liquid Separation Theory
5. Selection Criteria for Gas/Liquid Separators
Duty
Orientation
Components
Design Base
Selection Strategy
6. Design Procedures
Vertical Knock-Out Drum
Horizontal Knock-Out Drum
Vertical Wire-mesh Demister
Horizontal Wire-mesh Demister
Vertical Vane-Type Demister
Horizontal Vane-Type Demister
Vertical Separator With Swirl-tube Demister Deck
Cyclone With Tangential Inlet (Conventional Cyclone)
Cyclone With Straight Inlet and Swirler
Vertical Separator With Reversed-Flow Multi-cyclone Bundle
(Conventional Multi-cyclone)
Vertical Separator With Axial-Flow Multi-cyclone Bundle
(With Recirculation of Secondary Gas)
Horizontal Separator With Axial-Flow Multi-cyclone Bundle
(With Recirculation of Secondary Gas)
Filter Separator
7. Piping Requirements
8. Factors Affecting Separation Performance
9. Operations
Potential Operational Problems
Maintenance
Trouble Shooting
10. References
11. Appendices
Appendix I Nature of the Feed
Appendix II Sizing of the Feed and Outlet Nozzles
Appendix III Design of Schoepentoeter (Vane-Type) Inlet Device
Appendix IV Design Margins For Separator Design
Appendix V Level Control
Appendix VI Vessel Geometrical Relationships
Appendix VII Sizing of Separator Vessels
Appendix VIII Mistmat Specifications
Appendix IX Vane Packs
Appendix X Vessel Sizing Examples
Appendix XI Debottlenecking Tips