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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Richard W. Potthoff, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
The BOC Group, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
There is provided a feed distributor for feeding liquid to a liquid distributor. The feed distributor has an elongated body sized to extend across the liquid distributor and an inlet defined in the one of the ends thereof. One or more passageways are provided within the body extending between the ends of the body. Each passageway has an elongated outlet configured to discharge the liquid across the liquid distributor. Each passageway has a taper configured to promote a constant liquid velocity within the passageway. As a result, a uniform liquid distribution of the liquid out of the elongated outlet and therefore to the liquid distributor are promoted.