Clark-Reliance Corporation products

Coalescing vessel design requires the filter element to terminate well below the outlet of the vessel.  Operators are required bodily entry into the vessel to change out the coalescing elements. Vessel entry creates additional safety concerns, and permit- required confined space.

The Anderson Pocket Type Vane has several advantages over our competition’s Hook-Type Vanes. Anderson Vanes have a shielded pocket for uninterrupted liquid collection and drainage.  The draining liquid is protected from re-entrainment and thus able to handle an increased volume. Anderson Vanes have a lower pressure drop with increased capacity as compared to Hook-Type Vanes. Anderson Vanes provide a more laminar flow with lower turbulence due to advanced flow profile design. Anderson Vane Bundles are smaller in size compared to Hook-Type Vanes in similar applications.  This results in a smaller more efficient and economical vessel design.

The success of the Anderson Separation Vane is rooted in simple physics principles of centrifugal force, impingement and gravity.  The condensate laden steam entering the vane bank separator is a mixture of low-density steam and high-density water.  As the mixture passes through the vane bundle, it is forced to change directions several times.  The low-density steam can easily negotiate this tortuous path, but because of momentum, the high-density liquid is unable to change direction without impinging upon the vane wall.

The Anderson AVGS Vertical Gas Separator is a high-efficiency separator designed for removal of large amounts of liquid from a gas flow.  As the gas enters the separator, it must pass through several phases of sep­aration before exiting the separator.  The primary stage of separation occurs as the incoming liquid laden gas encounters a Centrifugal Knock-Out Baffle.  This baffle is successful at 1.) changing the direction of the gas, and imparting a centrifugal motion on the gas, which forces the liquid particles together, to the outside wall of the vessel, where the liquid can drain away from the rising gas. And 2.) knock-out slugs of liquid and direct them to the liquid collection area.  The liquid collection area is located beneath the inlet, and provides adequate retention time for the liquid to settle and calm, and for gas to breakout of solution and escape the liquid.

ANDERSON`s `Pocket Style` vanes are ideal for liquid removal to 8 microns. Available in standard 316 stainless steel and other materials to meet your application requirements.

ANDERSON^® SEPARATOR was founded in 1855 by a 25-year-old boilermaker named Valerius D. Anderson. He designed a very efficient steam cleaning and purification process for steam boilers. This centrifugal separator quickly became the industry standard for the removal of solids and liquids from steam. The new units quickly found applications in many other industries ranging from food processing to steel making. As Anderson Separator grew, so did its line of separation equipment. Anderson Separator became part of the Clark-Reliance family in the late 1980s and has continued to grow its business in the compressed air, steam, gas and power generation industries.

All Anderson Line Separators are designed to eliminate all liquid entrainment of 8-10 microns or larger from air, gas, steam and vapor pipelines without causing any significant pressure drop.

The Anderson CL Coalescing Separator is used in applications where liquid particles exist as an aerosol or a mist, and must be removed from a gas stream.

The Anderson Filter Separator is a multi-stage separator that provides optimal removal of both Liquids and Solids from a gas stream.  As the contaminated gas passes through the filter separator it must pass through several distinct regions or stages. Each stage has a specific purpose, and the cumulative effect provides a virtual contaminant-free gas.

The  Anderson Coalescing Filter is a multi-stage separator that  provides maximum solid and  liquid removal. The  primary stage of separation is designed for removal of large particulate and  liquid loads through gravitational and centrifugal force.  If a high solid or liquid load (slugging) is present, additional separation internals are  available to provide bulk removal and  extend the  life  of the  coalescing element.