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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1986
Jeremy B Bentham, Amsterdam, NL;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Gas/liquid contacting apparatus comprising a vertical column with a plurality of substantially horizontal trays arranged one above the other in the column, each tray having a plurality of apertures for ascending gas and at least one discharge device for descending liquid, the discharge devices being open at their upper ends and extending at least partly below the relevant trays, the parts of the liquid discharge devices extending below the trays being provided with liquid discharge openings, wherein the liquid discharge devices are each provided with a gas passage having at least one gas entry arranged in the lower part of the discharge device and having a gas outlet arranged substantially above the upper end of the discharge device.