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The instant invention relates to an apparatus and method for dividing a flowing multi-phase fluid to provide at least two separate fluid streams wherein each fluid stream has substantially the same ratio of phases. This apparatus and method are especially useful for dividing a fluid having a gaseous

The instant invention relates to an apparatus and method for dividing a flowing multi-phase fluid to provide at least two separate fluid streams wherein each fluid stream has substantially the same ratio of phases. This apparatus and method are especially useful for dividing a fluid having a gaseous and a liquid phase e.g. ammonia, to provide at least two separate fluid streams wherein each fluid stream has about the same weight ratio of liquid phase to gaseous phase. The apparatus includes a fluid inlet chamber in fluid communication with at least two separate fluid outlet chambers through a plurality of fluid conduits. Each of the fluid conduits has a fluid conduit inlet opening communicating with the fluid inlet chamber and a fluid outlet opening communicating with one of the fluid outlet chambers. The fluid conduit inlet openings are arrayed in a plurality of groups, wherein each group has at least two members, and the fluid conduits are adapted to provide that each fluid outlet chamber is in fluid communication with only one member of each group of fluid conduit inlet openings. This apparatus and method may be used for distributing equal amounts of ammonia as a mixture of ammonia vapor and ammonia liquid, to the soil. A system for distributing ammonia to the soil which includes the apparatus is also disclosed.

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A method for dividing a flowing multiphase fluid to provide a plurality of separate fluid streams, wherein each fluid stream comprises substantially the same ratio of phases, said method comprising (a) passing said multi-phase fluid through a plurality of fluid conduits each of said fluid conduits h

A method for dividing a flowing multiphase fluid to provide a plurality of separate fluid streams, wherein each fluid stream comprises substantially the same ratio of phases, said method comprising (a) passing said multi-phase fluid through a plurality of fluid conduits each of said fluid conduits having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, said inlet openings being arrayed in a plurality of groups, each of said groups having at least two members, to provide a plurality of individual steamlets originating at said inlet openings; and (b) combining, at said outlet openings, one streamlet from each group of inlet openings to provide a plurality of separate fluid streams having substantially the same ratio of phases. An apparatus for dividing a flowing fluid having more than one phase to provide at least two separate fluid streams such that each fluid stream comprises about the same ratio of each of the phases, which apparatus comprises fluid inlet means in fluid communication with at least two separate fluid outlet means through a plurality of fluid conduits, each of said fluid conduits having a fluid conduit inlet opening adapted to receive fluid from said fluid inlet means and a fluid conduit outlet opening adapted to discharge fluid into one of said fluid outlet means, said fluid conduit inlet openings being arrayed in a plurality of groups, each of said groups having at least two members and said fluid conduits being adapted to provide that each fluid outlet means is in fluid communication with only one member of each group of fluid conduit inlet openings.