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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Jonathan A. Tertel, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
July S. Maglente, Prairie Grove, IL (US);
David A. Bahr, Chicago, IL (US);
Jonathan A. Tertel, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
July S. Maglente, Prairie Grove, IL (US);
David A. Bahr, Chicago, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment can be a stack for a separation vessel adapted to receive a fluid having one or more phases. The stack may include one or more walls surrounding a void, a packed bed positioned within the void, and a distributor positioned above the packed bed. Generally, the stack has a height greater than its width. Usually, the separation vessel further includes a base having a length greater than its height, and the height of the stack is orientated substantially perpendicular to the length of the base.