Enhanced vane bundle design
View Patent ↗An enhanced vane bundle design that provides additional inlet chord area. An enhanced vane bundle for use in separator vessels includes top and bottom convexly-curved outlet baffles that extend horizontally from the outlet-side of the vane pack, the outlet baffles including a plurality of corresponding holes. The enhanced vane bundle further includes curved plates affixed to the convexly-curved outlet baffles, the curved plates and the convexly-curved outlet baffles define vertical pockets that extend vertically through an entirety of an outlet chord area on an outlet side of the enhanced vane bundle. The enhanced vane bundle further includes a plurality of tubes connecting the corresponding holes of the outlet baffles and extending vertically through the entirety of the outlet chord area.
1. An enhanced vane bundle for use in separator vessels, the enhanced vane bundle including:
top and bottom convexly-curved outlet baffles that extend horizontally from the outlet-side of the enhanced vane bundle; and
curved plates affixed to the convexly-curved outlet baffles, wherein the curved plates and the convexly-curved outlet baffles define vertical pockets that extend vertically through an entirety of an outlet chord area on an outlet-side of the enhanced vane bundle.
2. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 1 further including a boxing, wherein the outlet baffles are affixed to the boxing.
3. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 1 further including a boxing, wherein the curved plates are affixed to the boxing.
4. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 1 , wherein the curved plates are convex.
5. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 1 , wherein the curved plates are spaced from each other to provide an outlet gas flow path within the outlet chord area.
6. An enhanced vane bundle for use in separator vessels, the enhanced vane bundle including:
top and bottom convexly-curved outlet baffles that extend horizontally from the outlet-side of the enhanced vane bundle, wherein the outlet baffles include a plurality of corresponding holes;
curved plates affixed to the convexly-curved outlet baffles, wherein the curved plates and the convexly-curved outlet baffles define vertical pockets that extend vertically through an entirety of an outlet chord area on an outlet-side of the enhanced vane bundle; and
a plurality of tubes connecting the corresponding holes of the outlet baffles and extending vertically through the entirety of the outlet chord area.
7. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 6 further including a boxing, wherein the outlet baffles are affixed to the boxing.
8. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 6 further including a boxing, wherein the curved plates are affixed to the boxing.
9. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 6 , wherein the curved plates are convex.
10. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 6 , wherein the curved plates are spaced from each other to provide an outlet gas flow path within the outlet chord area.
11. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of tubes are positioned between the curved plates within the outlet chord area.
12. The enhanced vane bundle of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of tubes consists of four tubes.