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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Phillip F. Daly, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Steven P. Lankton, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Raymond E. Tucker, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Phillip F. Daly, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Steven P. Lankton, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Raymond E. Tucker, Des Plaines, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
Vapor flow-diverting devices that re-direct upwardly flowing vapor, for example, in a downward direction across condenser tubes disposed in the upper or top section of a vapor-liquid contacting apparatus, are described. These devices are particularly beneficial in tubular condensers within distillation columns and may be used in combination with other associated equipment (e.g., a deflector plate and divider plate) as well as in combination with the tube surface enhancements to improve the heat transfer coefficient.