A gas-liquid and liquid-liquid gravity subsea separator which comprises a main body having a substantially spherical shape and defining an internal volume comprising a first, gas-liquid, separation zone and a second, liquid-liquid, separation zone. The main body comprises a feed inlet, a gas outlet, a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, the feed inlet being positioned on the top of said main body and comprising an inlet pipe vertically protruding inside said main body toward its center and extending in said first, gas-liquid, separation zone and in said second, liquid-liquid, separation zone. The inlet pipe comprises a plurality of first openings which are positioned in said first, gas-liquid, separation zone and a plurality of second openings which are positioned in said second, liquid-liquid, separation zone. The gas outlet is positioned on the top of said main body, the first liquid outlet is positioned at the bottom of said main body and the second liquid outlet is positioned on the lateral wails of said main body at an intermediate height with respect to said gas outlet and to said first liquid outlet.
Subsea separator
Paolo Andreussi
2015-01-01
Abstract
A gas-liquid and liquid-liquid gravity subsea separator which comprises a main body having a substantially spherical shape and defining an internal volume comprising a first, gas-liquid, separation zone and a second, liquid-liquid, separation zone. The main body comprises a feed inlet, a gas outlet, a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, the feed inlet being positioned on the top of said main body and comprising an inlet pipe vertically protruding inside said main body toward its center and extending in said first, gas-liquid, separation zone and in said second, liquid-liquid, separation zone. The inlet pipe comprises a plurality of first openings which are positioned in said first, gas-liquid, separation zone and a plurality of second openings which are positioned in said second, liquid-liquid, separation zone. The gas outlet is positioned on the top of said main body, the first liquid outlet is positioned at the bottom of said main body and the second liquid outlet is positioned on the lateral wails of said main body at an intermediate height with respect to said gas outlet and to said first liquid outlet.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
