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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
May. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard W Potthoff, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Ramachandran Krishnamurthy, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Assignee:
The BOC Group, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ; B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
261 97 ; 159 431 ; 202158 ; 261110 ; 2611145 ; 261D / ;
Abstract
A liquid distributor in the form of a tray or trough network is provided with a plurality of rows of apertures through which liquid descends. A predistributor trough predistributes liquid onto the rows of apertures and is provided with bottom and side openings from which the liquid is distributed onto the plate. The side openings are located proximally with respect to the bottom openings to enhance uniformity of velocity profile of the liquid.