Inertial gas-liquid impactor separator with flow director
An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.
1. An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator for removing liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream comprising a housing having an inlet for receiving a gas-liquid stream and an outlet for discharging a gas stream, at least one nozzle in said housing receiving said gas-liquid stream from said inlet and accelerating said gas-liquid stream through said at least one nozzle, an inertial impactor collector in said housing in the path of said accelerated gas-liquid stream and causing liquid particle separation, and a flow director directing flow through said housing from said inlet to said outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream, said flow director comprising a resiliently biased plunger having a valve face engageable with a valve seat, at least one of said valve face and said valve seat having a self-seating tolerance-accommodating configuration.
2. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said valve face and said valve seat engage along a tapered surface.
3. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said plunger is a ball.
4. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said plunger is a bowl.
5. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said plunger is gravity biased.
6. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said plunger is a relief valve.
7. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises:
a primary always-open flow passage supplying flow to said at least one nozzle in said housing; and
a secondary flow passage controlled by the resiliently biased plunger.
8. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said plunger is biased towards the valve seat via a spring.
9. The inertial gas-liquid impactor separator according to claim 1 , wherein said plunger is biased towards the valve seat via both gravity and a spring.