Ronald L Jackson

US Patent:

20160160132, Jun 9, 2016

Filed:

Dec 4, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/560079

Inventors:

- Melbourne FL, US
Ronald Jackson - West Melbourne FL, US
Keith Nugent - Palm Bay FL, US
Arthur White - Township of Washington NJ, US
Stephen J. Kolvek - Ridgewood NJ, US

International Classification:

C10G 33/02
C10G 33/08

Abstract:

A system for separating a hydrocarbon/water emulsion may include a radio frequency (RF) power source, an RF load, and a coaxial RF emulsion separator. The coaxial RF emulsion separator may include a coaxial input section coupled to the RF power source, a coaxial output section, and a coaxial separator section coupled in series between the coaxial input and output sections. The coaxial separator section may include an inner separator section conductor and an outer separator section conductor surrounding the inner separator section conductor and defining a separating chamber therebetween. The coaxial separator section may have at least one inlet port to introduce the hydrocarbon/water emulsion to the separating chamber and at least one outlet port to remove separated water and hydrocarbon from the separating chamber after exposure to RF power.