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Chevron mist-eliminator vane pack

Inspect an original 35-part chevron pack with twelve separate kinked vanes, twelve drainage lips and an open lower collection region.

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HOW TO READ THIS MODEL

The system, explained.

Mist elimination equipment can use knitted mesh, vane packs or other internals. Koch-Glitsch describes chevrons as a distinct mist-elimination family. This invented horizontal-flow module lets a reader compare twelve independent kinked vane plates, the real spaces between them, lower lip locations, an open collection trough and a separate frame. A bend can provide a place for entrained liquid to contact a surface and drain, but the shape alone does not establish collection, gas velocity, pressure loss or suitability for a real vessel. This is a close-up component lesson, not a full separator, OEM product or CFD result.

Model scope and limits

Original 35-part static teaching module with twelve separate full-height solid kinked vanes, actual open inter-vane passages, twelve independent lower lips, three trough pieces and eight frame elements. Blade profile, spacing, lip size, frame, colours and materials are invented. This does not depict knitted wire mesh, an OEM chevron, selected gas or liquid service, vessel fit, drain connection, droplet size distribution, capture efficiency, pressure drop, fouling or re-entrainment behaviour, structural load, corrosion compatibility, maintenance access, installation method, operating procedure or engineering qualification.

Further reading: Koch-Glitsch mist-elimination overview: distinguishes mesh, chevrons and other technology families; no product geometry copied ↗

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CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

What do the open vane passages and separate lower lips demonstrate?

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GUIDED COMPONENT STUDY

Trace the system.

Read each explanation, then focus its component in the explorer. This is a learning route through the model, with no operating or maintenance sequence.

  1. Begin with an open inlet passage

    The first full-height plate is one of twelve independent solids. Spaces beside it remain open; their size and gas velocity are not selected.

  2. Read the invented changes in direction

    Kinks create a change of direction in the illustrated passage. This geometry cannot predict whether real droplets hit or remain on a surface.

  3. Compare a second independent plate

    The adjacent blade is selectable separately, making the gap visible. No patented or manufacturer profile is reproduced.

  4. Locate a lower collection lip

    The gold lip is a potential liquid-collection location below one blade. No drainage rate or re-entrainment limit follows from this marker.

  5. Trace the open lower trough

    The blue floor sits below the vanes. It is an illustrative collection region without a vessel drain connection.

  6. Separate rim from drainage design

    The open trough has individual edges. Its dimensions do not qualify a real liquid collection system.

  7. Notice the side boundary

    This frame edge bounds the module while leaving the central gas passages open. It is not an approved vessel mounting detail.

  8. Finish at the frame top

    The upper rail marks support context only. Real internals require equipment-specific support and access design.

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ACCESSIBLE COMPONENT REFERENCE

Every part, in plain language.

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Lower module cross rail

Bottom structural reading boundary; no selected load or mounting detail. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Upper module cross rail

Upper structural reading boundary; not a vessel attachment detail. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Left side guide

Narrow outer frame edge; central gas passages stay open. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Right side guide

Opposite outer frame edge; central gas passages stay open. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Inlet left corner post

Separate frame corner marker, not an approved vessel support. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Inlet right corner post

Separate frame corner marker, not an approved vessel support. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Outlet left corner post

Separate frame corner marker, not an approved vessel support. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Outlet right corner post

Separate frame corner marker, not an approved vessel support. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 1

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 1 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 2

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 2 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 3

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 3 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 4

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 4 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 5

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 5 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 6

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 6 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 7

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 7 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 8

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 8 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 9

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 9 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 10

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 10 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 11

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 11 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Chevron vane 12

Independent full-height kinked vane with actual open adjacent gas passages. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Vane 12 lower drainage lip

Separate lower lip location where collected liquid might be led away; not a hydraulic or re-entrainment prediction. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Lower collection trough floor

Illustrative lower collection location beneath the separate vane lips. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Lower collection trough inlet rim

One separate wall of the open lower collection trough. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.

Lower collection trough outlet rim

Opposite separate wall of the open lower collection trough. Invented static teaching geometry; no selected gas velocity, droplet size, removal efficiency, pressure drop, liquid load, fouling resistance, material, support calculation or service rating.