Application of vortex three-phase separators for improving the reliability of pump and compressor stations of hydrocarbon processing plants

Abstract

The article is devoted to the description of the theoretical foundations of the work of a new type of vortex three-phase separators for hydrocarbon processing plants. The expediency of using vortex flows in the technology of three-phase separation to improve the reliability of pumping and compressor stations is substantiated. The principle of operation of separators with a variable cross-sectional area of the working space and an inter-ring drain of the liquid is presented. A theoretical description of the hydrodynamic conditions for the separation of multiphase flows is given. A scheme for the installation of hydrocarbon feedstock processing using a three-phase vortex separator is proposed.