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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Henry Kister, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Walt Stupin, Whittier, CA (US);
Inventors:
Henry Kister, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Walt Stupin, Whittier, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fluor Technologies Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inclined fluid receiving surface () is positioned a short distance away from a pipe distributor () having a plurality of openings () and receives from the openings a liquid-containing fluid () with a horizontal momentum () in the direction of the pipe flow. The fluid receiving surface () further includes a flow-impeding portion () that reduces the horizontal momentum () of the fluid () on the fluid receiving surface (), thereby significantly improving distribution of the fluid ().