Polyfunctional sub-assembly for contact, material distribution and heat and/or material exchange of at least one gas phase and at least one liquid phase

Abstract

A sub-assembly is described that ensures contact, material distribution and heat and/or material exchange of at least one gas phase, at least a portion of which is hydrogen, and at least one liquid phase, for a vessel containing at least one bed of granular solid, said phases being in overall downflow mode and traversing said bed of granular solid, said sub-assembly comprising at least one distributor tray (P) located above the bed of granular solid, comprising a plurality of downcomers () each surmounted by at least one jet disturber device and each having in its upper portion at least one cross section of flow () for entry of the major portion of said gas phase into said downcomer and, between said upper portion and the lower portion of said downcomer above tray (P), at least one cross section of flow () for entry of the major portion of said liquid phase into said downcomer, and in its lower portion at least one cross section of flow () of the mixture formed in the downcomer for distributing it over the bed of granular solid located below said lower portion, each downcomer containing at least one packing extending across the whole of the transverse cross section of the downcomer between its upper portion and its lower portion in the circulation zone, constituted by cells through which said liquid and said gas phase pass, said cells orientating the circulation of fluids inside said downcomer in a substantially radial direction.