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Separation Of Liquid And Gas In Zero GravityPair of reports describe scheme for separating liquid from gas so liquid could be pumped. Designed to operate in absence of gravitation. Jet of liquid, gas, or liquid/gas mixture fed circumferentially into cylindrical tank filled with liquid/gas mixture. Jet starts liquid swirling. Swirling motion centrifugally separates liquid from gas. Liquid then pumped from tank at point approximately diametrically opposite point of injection of jet. Vortex phase separator replaces such devices as bladders and screens. Requires no components inside tank. Pumps for gas and liquid outside tank and easily accessible for maintenance and repairs.
Document ID
19910000545
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Howard, Frank S.
(NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL.)
Fraser, Wilson S.
(Johnson Space Center)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 15
Issue: 10
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Machinery
Report/Patent Number
KSC-11387
Accession Number
91B10545
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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