Perforated Distribution Baffles In order to achieve an efficient gas / liquid and liquid / liquid separation in horizontal vessels it is important to have a quiescent flow regime along the length of the vessel. This is accomplished by use of perforated baffles that have shown both in tests and CFD models and more importantly in the field that without these internals the separation process can be adversely affected. The baffles can be installed singularly, in a double arrangement and both full and part diameter depending upon the intended duty.
	Sand Jetting Systems In cases where sand or solid deposition in either vertical or horizontal vessels is expected jetting systems can be installed. Sand jetting systems fluidise the solids by use of pressurised water introduced through spray nozzles for draining through sand drains located down the length of the vessel. The system can be arranged to flush the complete length of the vessel at the same time or if the supply is limited the system can be sectioned for the flushing of smaller lengths.
Mesh Type agglomerators If a very high degree of gas / liquid separation is required or if the separation duty is arduous due to the presence of small droplets then use can be made of mesh type agglomerators. They can be used both in horizontal and vertical orientations and are intended to capture and agglomerate the droplets prior to the liquid entering the down stream mist eliminating device. This leads to a higher separation efficiency being achieved by the mist-eliminating device.
	EvenflowTM Vane Type Inlet Device The Evenflow vane type inlet device is used to decrease the momentum of the incoming feed stream, allow for the removal of any bulk liquids and solids that may be present and to evenly distribute the gas flow over the vessel cross section. The even distribution being necessary in order to minimise any chance of channelling occurring through the downstream devices and to maximise gravity separation. Since it does not direct the fluids downwards directly into the liquid surface re-entrainment effects are minimised.
Plate Pack Coalescers Plate pack coalescers are used in the liquid section of a separator in order to optimise the degree of liquid / liquid separation. The operating principle of parallel plate separators relies on the fact that the flow through the narrowly spaced plates will be laminar and since the distance the dispersed phases have to travel to the interface is much smaller, smaller droplets will be separated.
	High Efficiency Demister® mist eliminator In specific applications it is required to separate droplets down to the 2 micron range. A typical example is the separation of glycol in the top section of a glycol dehydrator. The YorkmeshTM style 82 DEMISTER® mist eliminator uses a combination of metal wire and polyester fibers. The presence of these fibers ensures the 99,9 % removal of the droplets in the 2-5 micron range. A reference list is available upon request.

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