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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis Hearn, Houston, TX (US);
Gary R Gildert, Houston, TX (US);
Edward M Jones, Jr, Friendswood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chemical Research & Licening Company, Pasadena, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422195 ; 203D / ; 2611122 ; 261113 ; 422191 ; 422220 ;
Abstract
A distribution element is provided which may be used in packed columns to redistribute the gas and liquid flow evenly across the column. Most simply the element comprises a corrugated plate having openings only at the peaks and valleys of the corrugation. There are no openings in the sloped sides of the corrugations. The distribution element is spaced within the packing to most advantageously utilize the redistribution characteristics of the element for a given system.