EP2934716A4 - Coalescer vessel for separating water from liquid hydrocarbons - Google Patents

Coalescer vessel for separating water from liquid hydrocarbons

Info

Publication number: EP2934716A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: liquid hydrocarbons; separating water; coalescer vessel; coalescer; vessel
Prior art date: 2012-12-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP13864741.7A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2934716A1 (en

Inventor

Lars Brejnbjerg

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

GreenOil Standard ApS

Original Assignee

GreenOil Standard ApS

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-12-21

Filing date

2013-12-20

Publication date

2016-10-05

2013-12-20 Application filed by GreenOil Standard ApS filed Critical GreenOil Standard ApS

2015-10-28 Publication of EP2934716A1 publication Critical patent/EP2934716A1/en

2016-10-05 Publication of EP2934716A4 publication Critical patent/EP2934716A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

229930195733 hydrocarbon Natural products 0.000 title 1
150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 title 1
239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 title 1
XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G33/00—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils
- C10G33/06—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils with mechanical means, e.g. by filtration
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
- B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
- B01D17/0217—Separation of non-miscible liquids by centrifugal force
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
- B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
- B01D17/04—Breaking emulsions
- B01D17/045—Breaking emulsions with coalescers
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M37/22—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system
- F02M37/24—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system characterised by water separating means
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
- F02M37/22—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system
- F02M37/32—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system characterised by filters or filter arrangements
- F02M37/34—Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines, e.g. arrangements in the feeding system characterised by filters or filter arrangements by the filter structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Filtration Of Liquid (AREA)

EP13864741.7A 2012-12-21 2013-12-20 Coalescer vessel for separating water from liquid hydrocarbons Withdrawn EP2934716A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DKPA201200818		2012-12-21
PCT/DK2013/050453 WO2014094794A1 (en)	2012-12-21	2013-12-20	Coalescer vessel for separating water from liquid hydrocarbons

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2934716A1 EP2934716A1 (en)	2015-10-28
EP2934716A4 true EP2934716A4 (en)	2016-10-05

Family

ID=50977619

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP13864741.7A Withdrawn EP2934716A4 (en)	2012-12-21	2013-12-20	Coalescer vessel for separating water from liquid hydrocarbons

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2934716A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2014094794A1 (en)

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- 2013-12-20 EP EP13864741.7A patent/EP2934716A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2013-12-20 WO PCT/DK2013/050453 patent/WO2014094794A1/en not_active Ceased

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GB2272652A (en) *	1992-11-20	1994-05-25	Knecht Filterwerke Gmbh	A fuel filter
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EP2934716A1 (en)	2015-10-28
WO2014094794A1 (en)	2014-06-26

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2015-09-25	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2015-10-28	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20150703
2015-10-28	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
2015-10-28	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: BA ME
2016-03-30	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2016-10-05	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20160906
2016-10-05	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: F02M 37/22 20060101ALI20160831BHEP Ipc: C10G 33/06 20060101ALI20160831BHEP Ipc: B01D 17/02 20060101ALI20160831BHEP Ipc: B01D 17/04 20060101AFI20160831BHEP
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2017-10-11	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20170404

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