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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Kevin McKeigue, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Ramachandran Krishnamurthy, Chestnut Ridge, NY (US);
Nancy Irwin, Summit, NJ (US);
Hendrik Jekeli Kooijman, Tuebingen, DE;
The BOC Group, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A structured packing with improved packing elements and method of using the structured packing. Each structured packing element comprises corrugated sheets and planar members alternating with and located between the corrugated sheets The planar members are positioned so that at least the lowermost horizontal edges of the planar members and the corrugated sheets are situated proximal to one another. Perforations provided in the planar members and the corrugated sheets are designed to avoid turbulent flows and bulk fluid flow across the packing element while allowing transverse pressure equalization. Different configurations of corrugated sheets may be used with the planar members to form the structured packing.