公开(公告)号：US20180250611A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15755559

申请日：2016-08-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Rihua XIONG ,  Jiyang XIA ,  Chenqian ZHANG ,  Ying ZHOU ,  Ming LEI

IPC: B01D21/00 ,  B01D21/02 ,  E21B43/36

CPC classification number: B01D21/0051 ,  B01D17/0208 ,  B01D19/0042 ,  B01D21/02 ,  E21B43/36

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for gravity separation, which comprises a plurality of gravity separation modules. Each of the gravity separation modules comprises an inlet, a first outlet, a first conduit connecting the inlet and the first outlet, a second outlet located vertically different from the first outlet, a second conduit in communication with the second outlet, and a plurality of third conduits connecting the first conduits and the second conduits. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method for gravity separation.