Wright-Austin R Gas Liquid Separators

Receiver Style Separators for High Liquid Loads

  

Wright-Austin Type R separators are the most complex Type T centrifugal design, built specifically to handle liquid “slugs” or heavy liquid loads. Separation uses the same powerful vortex and centrifugal force as other designs, but the R style adds a large reservoir and dual vortex chamber.

Where a Type T separator has liquid removal capacity equal to about 40% of its maximum rated capacity, Type R separators increase this to 90%. They can also be used in place of a Type T or TS when a smaller vessel diameter and length are needed to minimize installation footprint.

How Type R Separators Work

Entrained liquid impinges on an angled surface and enters a tangential downward swirl. Droplets coalesce on the plate and vessel walls and collect at the bottom drain.

The gas exit is at the top of the vessel. Gas passes through an angled separation element; only the finest droplets pass without impinging. The angled entrance creates a powerful vortex that propels droplets and particles larger than 10 microns outward. They coalesce and drain via a pipe near the main drain port. The exit nozzle draws from the low-velocity center of the vortex, so only droplets smaller than 10 microns exit with the clean gas.

Separation is achieved without complex baffles or flow-obstructing structures, resulting in very low pressure drop compared with vane-style separators. Type R separators remove entrained droplets larger than 10 microns with 99% efficiency. They have no internal moving or serviceable parts and are fully welded pressure vessels requiring no maintenance for their service life.

Fabricated from carbon steel, 304SS, 316SS or exotic alloys as required. ASME code stamp and CRN are available.

Typical Applications

• Refineries and chemical process applications
• Flash or surge tanks
• Scrubber and demisting ahead of steam turbines

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