ANDERSON SEPARATOR™

Product Overview

ENGINEERED PRODUCTS

Engineered Equipment

• Gas/Liquid • Gas Solid• Liquid/Solids

Engineered Systems• Project Management• Pre-assembled Systems• Modular Skid Systems

Filtration Services• Liquid Filter Elements• Air/Gas Filter Elements• Coalescing Filter Elements• Micron Ratings from 0.3 µm• Custom Sizes

Vane Separation Separation Devices Relying Primarily

Upon Impingement

Expected Efficiencies of Separation Methods

METHOD EFFICIENIES

Gravity 20 – 100 Microns

Centrifugal 10 Micron

Demister Pad 3 –10 Micron

Vanes 3 – 8 Micron

Filter Coalescer 0.3 Micron

What is a Micron?

25.4 mm 25,400 MICRONS

1 MICRON .000039 INCH

LOWEST LIMIT

OF VISIBILITY

(NAKED EYE) 40 MICRONS

MICROSCOPIC 0.2 uM TO 40 uM

ULTRA-MICROSCOPIC .001 uM to 0.2 uM

Ultra Microscopic Microscopic Normal Eyesight

.001 .01 0.1 1.0 10 100 1000 Microns

ANDERSON Hi-EF

ACF - Coalescing Filter

0.3 3.0

AFS - Filter Separator

AMCS - Multi-Cyclone

5.0

Tobacco Smoke FOG MIST Rain Drop

Quiet Atmosphere

Disturbed Atmosphere

Sea Salt

N H4Cl Fumes Sulfied OreOil Smoke Spray-Dried Milk

Virus & Protein

Bacteria PollensDust Causing Lung Damage

Rosin Smoke H2 SO4 Mist Ground Limestone

Carbon Black SO3 Mist Stoker Fly Ash

Pigments Pulverized Coal

Oil Smoke Pulverized Coal Fly Ash

Zinc Oxide Fumes Foundry Dust

Alkali Fumes Cement Dust

Metallurgical Fumes Metallurgical Dust

Talc Human HairSilicaBlood CorpuscleStreptococcus Pyogenes

Cyclone Separators

Efficiency

What do People Mean?

- Percent Removal Ratei.e.. 99%, 99.5%, 100%

- Total Removed by Count % Of Total Particles Of A Certain Range or Minimum Size.

i.e. 99% of all particles 10 microns and larger.i.e. 100% of all liquid particles 8 microns and larger, and 100% of all solid particles 8 microns and larger.

Anderson’s Vane Type Separators

• AVS - Inline vane Separator

• AVGS - Vertical Gas Separator

• AVB - Internal Boiler Drum Separator

• 100 % Removal of 8 Micron Liquid Particles• Pocketed Vane Design

Vane DesignsGEN 1. AKA “CHEVRONS” - Now Used as Coalescer

GEN 2. “HOOK TYPE”- Greater Liquid Retention

GEN 3.- “HOOK 2”- Even Greater Liquid Retention- Higher P

GEN. 4- “POCKET VANE” - CURRENT ANDERSON DESIGN

• Lowest P of 2,3,&4. • Highest Liquid Removal• Most Efficient Separation /FT^2 = SMALLER DIAMETER SEPARATORS

Vane Performance• Standard Efficiency is 100% of 8 > Liquids only• Some Solids Entrained with Liquid OK- Consult Factory• Addition of a Coalescing Mesh Pad Increases Efficiencies to 100% of 3 >• TURNDOWN IS EXCELLENT: Down to 10% of Design Flow in Every Case

AVS Type In-Line Separators• Custom Designed Per Application• 100% of 8 Liquid• Limited Solids - Pockets Can Plug• Turndown ratio is 10 - 110% of Design Flow• Vanes are 316 L SS Construction - Standard• Removable Vane Design Available• Increase to 100% of 3 With Mesh or Vane Coalesce• Ideal For All Gas Processes• No Slugging- 5% Maximum by Weight of Entrainment

TOP VIEW

AVGS Type Vertical Gas Separator

• Same Principle as The AVS

Type Separator• Primarily Used Where Liquid

/ Gas Ratios

Exceed 5% by

Weight• Also Used For Slugs Or

Where Liquid Hold

Up Is

Desired To

De-gas Liquids

AVGS Type Vertical Gas

Separator

Double & Single Vane Bank Separators

• Units Specifically Designed For Steam Drums • Same Technology As Previous Vane Separators• Single VS. Double Depends On Several Factors / Same Performance• Turndown 10-110 % of Operating Design Flow• Custom Built Per Application• 316L SS Vanes / CS Optional

Required Information

• The Big Picture

• Gas

• Flow Rate

• Removal of What?

• Slugging / High Solids

• Required Removal Efficiency

• Minimum / Maximum Operating Pressure

• Minimum / Maximum Operating Temp.

• Pressure Drop

• Arrangement

• Connections

• Materials

• ASME Code Information

Required Information

InstrumentationGage Glass

Liquid Level Controller

Liquid Level Switches

Dump Valves

Pressure / Temp. Gauges

P Indicators and Transmitters

Relief Valves

Conclusion• Separators are critical pieces of

equipment

for the smooth operation of

most all processes.• Different applications require different

approaches, different styles of separators,

and

sometimes units in combination.• IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET ALL THE

INFORMATION CORRECT THE FIRST

TIME-- SAVES TIME AND $$

More Than Just A Separator. . .

Equipment Design & ManufacturingEquipment Design & Manufacturing

Systems Design & IntegrationSystems Design & Integration

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