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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
May. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard P Hauser, Ravenna, OH (US);
Bruce C Taylor, Kent, OH (US);
John Harris, Kent, OH (US);
Joe Schirra, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Frank Rukovens, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
Norton Chemical Process Products Corporation, Stow, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2611144 ;
Abstract
A mass transfer device is provided in the form of a tray having moveable valves which includes perforations spanned by bridge members shaped to divert liquid flowing in the design flow direction around the perforation such that gas rising through the perforation causes the valve to open and then encounters the liquid flow essentially at right angles.