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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Adam T. Lee, Dallas, TX (US);
Farzad G. Tahmassi, Carrollton, TX (US);
Lindsey Vuong, Allen, TX (US);
Zainab Kayat, Selangor, MY;
Mohd Rizal Bin Abdul Rahman, Shah Alam, MY;
Arman Bin Anuar, Melaka, MY;
Adam T. Lee, Dallas, TX (US);
Farzad G. Tahmassi, Carrollton, TX (US);
Lindsey Vuong, Allen, TX (US);
Zainab Kayat, Selangor, MY;
Mohd Rizal Bin Abdul Rahman, Shah Alam, MY;
Arman Bin Anuar, Melaka, MY;
AMT International, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Petroliam Nasional Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Abstract
A vapor distributor for use in atmospheric or vacuum columns includes a new design of vapor inlet device, or vapor horn, to provide superior mixing and distribution of a tangential first feed and a vertical second feed. New vapor inlet device has an inlet dividing the first feed into two portions, each flowing in respective housings in opposed circulation directions, and a plurality of vanes for redirection of vapor. Mixing and distribution of feeds by the vapor distributor is further enhanced by inclusion in vapor distributor of a mixer and vapor directing plates.