Claims
- 1. A gas sampling separator for the separation of contaminants from gas received from a probe extending within a pipeline, said gas sampling separator comprising:
a base for connection to said probe and having a port for communicating with a gas supply port in said probe to receive contaminated gas; a body removably mounted on said base and defining an upper gas separation chamber to receive gas from said base, said body having a gas discharge port adjacent the upper end of said separation chamber for the discharge of cleaned gas from said chamber, said body being removable from and reconnectable to said base for inspection and cleaning; and said base having an upper sump for receiving contaminants adjacent a bottom of said separation chamber and a contaminant discharge port from said sump for the selective discharge of contaminants from said sump.
- 2. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
an upwardly extending tube mounted within said separation chamber and in fluid communication with said port in said base for the discharge of gas into said separation chamber.
- 3. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 2, wherein said tube has a plurality of lateral openings therein for the discharge of gas into said separation chamber in a generally lateral direction.
- 4. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
a fluid jacket sleeve extending about and mounted on said body to define a heating annulus between said body and said sleeve for receiving hot fluid for heating said body.
- 5. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 4, further comprising:
a hot fluid entrance port to said heating annulus for communicating with a hot fluid source; and an exit port for discharging spent hot fluid from said heating annulus.
- 6. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 5, wherein said entrance and said exit ports are mounted on said body and removed with said body from said base upon disassembly of said body from said base.
- 7. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 1, wherein said contaminant discharge port for said sump is visually exposed for observation upon the disassembly of said body from said base.
- 8. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
a connector between said probe and said base, said connector having an enlarged lower bore portion for receiving an upper end of said probe to facilitate alignment of said connector with said probe.
- 9. A gas sampling separator for the separation of contaminants from gas received from a probe extending within a gas pipeline, the separator comprising:
a base for mounting on the probe and having a bore for fluid communication with a bore in the probe to receive contaminated gas from the pipeline; a body removably mounted on said base and defining a gas separation chamber; a tubular member extending upwardly within said chamber in fluid communication with said bore in said base to receive gas therefrom and to discharge gas within said gas separation chamber for the separation of contaminants from the gas; said body having an upper gas discharge port adjacent the upper end of said separation chamber; a fluid jacket sleeve extending about and mounted on said body to define a heating annulus between said body and said sleeve for receiving hot fluid for heating said body; and said base having a sump for receiving contaminants adjacent a bottom of said chamber and a contaminant discharge port from said sump for the selective discharge of contaminants from said sump.
- 10. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 9, wherein said tube has a plurality of lateral openings thereon for discharge of gas into said separation chamber in a generally lateral direction.
- 11. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 9, further comprising:
a hot fluid entrance port to said annulus for communicating with a hot fluid source; and an exit port for discharging spent hot fluid in from said annulus, said entrance and exit ports being in said body and removed with said body upon disassembly of said body from said base.
- 12. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 9, wherein said base is removably mounted on said probe.
- 13. A gas sampling separator for the separation of contaminants from gas received from a probe extending within a gas pipeline, said gas sampling separator comprising:
a base for mounting on the probe and having a bore for fluid communication with a bore in the probe to receive contaminated gas from the pipeline; an upper body removably mounted on said base and having a gas separation chamber thereon; and a fluid passageway extending about said body for receiving hot fluid for heating said body.
- 14. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 13, further comprising:
a liquid sump adjacent a bottom of said separation chamber, and a liquid discharge port from said sump for the selective discharge of liquid from said sump, said sump being visually exposed upon the disassembly of said body from said base.
- 15. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 13, further comprising:
a tube extending upwardly within said separation chamber in fluid communication with said bore in said base to receive gas therefrom and discharge the gas into an upper portion of said separation chamber.
- 16. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 13, further comprising:
a connector between said probe and said base removably connected to said probe and to said base, said connector having a bore receiving an upper end of said probe to facilitate alignment of said connector with said probe.
- 17. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 13, wherein said body has generally cylindrical configuration.
- 18. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 13, further comprising:
said fluid passageway formed by a fluid jacket sleeve to define a heating annulus between said body and said sleeve; a hot fluid entrance port to said heating annulus for communicating with a hot fluid source; and an exit port for discharging spent hot fluid in from said heating annulus.
- 19. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 18, wherein said entrance and said exit ports are mounted on said body and removed with said body from said base upon disassembly of said body from said base.
- 20. The gas sampling separator as defined in claim 13, further comprising:
a liquid sump adjacent a bottom at the separation chamber; a liquid discharge passageway from said sump to discharge contaminants from said sump; and a valve along the passageway for selectively opening to discharge contaminants from the separator.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of application Serial No. 60/234,003 filed Sep. 20, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60234003 |
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