Process for phase separation

Comolli, Alfred G

Title: Process for phase separation

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This invention provides a continuous process for separating a gaseous phase from a hydrocarbon liquid containing carbonaceous particulates and gases. The liquid is fed to a cylindrical separator, with the gaseous phase being removed therefrom as an overhead product, whereas the hydrocarbon liquid and the particulates are withdrawn as a bottoms product. By feeding the liquid tangentially to the separator and maintaining a particulate-liquid slurry downward velocity of from about 0.01 to about 0.25 fps in the separator, a total solids weight percent in the slurry of from about 0.1 to about 30%, a slurry temperature of from about 550.degree. to about 900.degree. F., a slurry residence time in the separator of from about 30 to about 360 seconds, and a length/diameter ratio for the separator of from about 20/1 to about 50/1, so that the characterization factor, .alpha., defined as ##STR1## DOES NOT EXCEED ABOUT 48 (.degree.R sec.sup.2)/ft, the deposit of carbonaceous materials on the interior surface of the separator may be substantially eliminated.

Inventors:

Comolli, Alfred G ^[1]

Yardley, PA

Issue Date:: 1979-01-01

Research Org.:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863332

Patent Number(s):: 4151073

Assignee:: Hydrocarbon Research, Inc. ()

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G1/045 - {Separation of insoluble materials}
C10G1/06 - by destructive hydrogenation

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D19/0057 - {the centrifugal movement being caused by a vortex, e.g. using a cyclone, or by a tangential inlet}

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G31/10 - with the aid of centrifugal force

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DOE Contract Number:: E(49-18)-1544

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: process; phase; separation; provides; continuous; separating; gaseous; hydrocarbon; liquid; containing; carbonaceous; particulates; gases; fed; cylindrical; separator; removed; therefrom; overhead; product; withdrawn; bottoms; feeding; tangentially; maintaining; particulate-liquid; slurry; downward; velocity; 01; 25; fps; total; solids; weight; percent; 30; temperature; 550; degree; 900; residence; time; 360; length; diameter; ratio; 20; 50; characterization; factor; alpha; defined; str1; exceed; 48; deposit; materials; interior; surface; substantially; eliminated; slurry residence; hydrocarbon liquid; phase separation; residence time; carbonaceous materials; weight percent; carbonaceous material; interior surface; continuous process; gaseous phase; containing carbon; liquid containing; removed therefrom; substantially eliminated; substantially eliminate; diameter ratio; total solids; containing carbonaceous; /208/

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  abstractNote = {This invention provides a continuous process for separating a gaseous phase from a hydrocarbon liquid containing carbonaceous particulates and gases. The liquid is fed to a cylindrical separator, with the gaseous phase being removed therefrom as an overhead product, whereas the hydrocarbon liquid and the particulates are withdrawn as a bottoms product. By feeding the liquid tangentially to the separator and maintaining a particulate-liquid slurry downward velocity of from about 0.01 to about 0.25 fps in the separator, a total solids weight percent in the slurry of from about 0.1 to about 30%, a slurry temperature of from about 550.degree. to about 900.degree. F., a slurry residence time in the separator of from about 30 to about 360 seconds, and a length/diameter ratio for the separator of from about 20/1 to about 50/1, so that the characterization factor, .alpha., defined as ##STR1## DOES NOT EXCEED ABOUT 48 (.degree.R sec.sup.2)/ft, the deposit of carbonaceous materials on the interior surface of the separator may be substantially eliminated.},

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