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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Sulzer Management Ag, Winterthur, CH;
Inventors:
Phillip Bradley Fleming, Keller, TX (US);
Larry W. Burton, Waxahachie, TX (US);
Michael J. Binkley, Glenn Heights, TX (US);
Assignee:
SULZER MANAGEMENT AG, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/16 (2006.01); B01D 3/20 (2006.01); B01D 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/163 (2013.01); B01D 3/205 (2013.01); B01D 3/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a valve tray for use in a chemical process column. The valve tray includes a plurality of apertures formed therein. A plurality of valves are maintained in a spaced relationship relative to individual apertures of the plurality of apertures. An area of the individual apertures is less than an area of individual valves of the plurality of valves.