Process for electrical coalescing of water

Claim 2

A PROCESS FOR COALESCING WATER WHICH IS DISPERSED IN THE FORM OF DROPLETS THROUGHOUT A SECOND LIQUID, INCLUDING, PASSING A MIXTURE OF A LIQUID AND WATER DROPLETS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE LIQUID THROUGH AN ELECTROSTATIC FIELD, GENERATING THE ELECTROSTATIC FIELD WITH TWO SOURCES OF D.C. VOLTAGES, EACH SOURCE BEING PERIODICALLY APPLIED TO ONE OF TWO SAPCED ELECTRODES, FORMING A BODY OF WATER DROPLETS COALESCED BY THE ELECTROSTATIC FIELD AND GRAVITATED BELOW THE ELECTRODES, WITHDRAWING WATER FROM THE BODY WHILE MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED LEVEL FOR THE BODY BELOW THE ELECTRODES, CONNECTING THE BODY TO THE REFERENCE COMMON TO THE TWO SOURCES, AND WITHDRAWING FROM THE FIELD THE LIQUID FROM WHICH THE WATER DROPLETS ARE GRAVITATED.

Claim 3

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid comprising the steps of using two of three electrodes periodically energized from two sources of D.C. voltages of opposite polarity and: a. generating a first electrostatic field which exerts a force first in one direction and then in a different direction, b. generating a second electrostatic field which exerts a force in one direction and which varies in magnitude, c. and passing a mixture of said water droplets and the second liquid into the first electrostatic field and then into the second electrostatic field whereby the water droplets are coalesced in the electrostatic fields and gravitated from the second liquid.

Claim 4

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid comprising the steps of using two of three electrodes periodically energized from two sources of D.C. voltages of opposite polarity and: a. generating a first electrostatic field which exerts a force first in one direction and then in a different direction, b. generating a second electrostatic field which exerts a force in one direction and which varies in magnitude, c. and passing a mixture of said water droplets and the second liquid into the first electrostatic field and then into the second electrostatic field whereby the water droplets are coalesced in the electrostatic fields and gravitated from the second liquid.

Claim 5

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid comprising the steps of: a. providing at least one pair of electrodes immersed in a mixture of said water droplets and the second liquid, b. providing a single electrode below the pair of electrodes and connected to the reference common to the pair of electrodes, c. periodically charging each of the electrodes of the pair with D.C. charges of opposite polarity whereby a pulsating unidirectional electrostatic field is formed between the electrodes, d. and passing the mixture of the water droplets and the second liquid into the electrostatic field whereby the water droplets are coalesced and gravitated from the second liquid.

Claim 6

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid comprising the steps of: a. providing at least one pair of electrodes immersed in a mixture of said water droplets and the second liquid, b. providing a single electrode below the pair of electrodes and connected to the reference common to the pair of electrodes, c. periodically charging each of the electrodes of the pair with D.C. charges of opposite polarity whereby a pulsating unidirectional electrostatic field is formed between the electrodes, d. and passing the mixture of the water droplets and the second liquid into the electrostatic field whereby the water droplets are coalesced and gravitated from the second liquid.

Claim 7

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid, including, passing a mixture of a liquid and water droplets dispersed throughout the liquid through at least two electrostatic fields, generating the electrostatic fields with two D.C. voltages periodically applied to two electrodes of an electrode system of at least three spaced electrodes, the third electrode connected to the reference common to the two electrodes, forming a body of water droplets coalesced by the electrostatic fields and gravitated below the fields, and withdrawing water from the body to maintain a predetermined level for the interface below the fields, and withdrawing from the fields the liquid from which the water droplets are gravitated.

Claim 8

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid, including, passing a mixture of a liquid and water droplets dispersed throughout the liquid through at least two electrostatic fields, generating the electrostatic fields with two D.C. voltages periodically applied to two electrodes of an electrode system of at least three spaced electrodes, the third electrode connected to the reference common to the two electrodes, forming a body of water droplets coalesced by the electrostatic fields and gravitated below the fields, and withdrawing water from the body to maintain a predetermined level for the interface below the fields, and withdrawing from the fields the liquid from which the water droplets are gravitated.

Claim 9

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid, including, passing a mixture of a liquid and water droplets dispersed throughout the liquid through an electrostatic field, periodically applying a first of two sources of D.C. voltage having opposite polarity to a first of two spaced electrodes and periodically applying a second of the two sources to a second of the two spaced electrodes to generate an electrostatic field, forming a body of water droplets coalesced by the electrostatic field and gravitated below the electrodes, withdrawing water from the body while maintaining a predetermined level for the body below the electrodes, connecting the body to the reference common to the two sources, and withdrawing from the field the liquid from which the water droplets are gravitated.

Claim 10

A process for coalescing water which is dispersed in the form of droplets throughout a second liquid, including, passing a mixture of a liquid and water droplets dispersed throughout the liquid through an electrostatic field, periodically applying a first of two sources of D.C. voltage having opposite polarity to a first of two spaced electrodes and periodically applying a second of the two sources to a second of the two spaced electrodes to generate an electrostatic field, forming a body of water droplets coalesced by the electrostatic field and gravitated below the electrodes, withdrawing water from the body while maintaining a predetermined level for the body below the electrodes, connecting the body to the reference common to the two sources, and withdrawing from the field the liquid from which the water droplets are gravitated.