The geometry of and physical and operating characteristics give each separator type advantages and disadvantages. Horizontal separators have the following features they are: 1. Smaller,…

A slug catcher, is a special case of two-phase gas-liquid separator that is designed to handle large gas capacities and liquid slugs on a regular…

A scrubber is a two-phase separator (similar to fig. 2-9) that is designed to recover liquids carried over from the gas outlets of production separators…

Filter separator is another type of separator that is frequently used in some high-gas/low liquid flow applications. They can be either horizontal or vertical in…

2.10.4: Horizontal Separator with a “Boot” or “Water Pot” A single barrel separator with a liquid “boot” or “water pot” at the outlet end is…

A double-barrel horizontal separator is a variation of the horizontal separator Figure 2-11. Double-barrel horizontal separators are commonly used in applications where there are high…

Horizontal separators are most efficient when large volumes of liquid are involved. They are also generally preferred for three-phase separation applications. In a horizontal separator,…

Vertical separators, shown in Fig. 2-9, are usually selected when the gas-liquid ratio is high or total gas volumes are low. In a vertical separator,…

Factors to be considered for separator configuration selection include: • What separation quality is required by downstream equipment and processes? • How well will extraneous…

Regardless of the size or shape of a separator, each gas-liquid separator contains four major sections. Figures 2-7 and 2-8 illustrate the four major sections…