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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Gtc Technology Us Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GTC Technology US LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid flow distributor for positioning above one or more packing sections in a packed exchange tower includes a plurality of troughs. At least one trough in the plurality of troughs has along a side thereto a deflecting member The deflecting member is angulated to generally follow a shape of the at least one trough. A diffuser side of the deflecting member is positioned to deposit the liquid into a discharge region. A plurality of break bars are disposed on the diffuser side of the deflecting member. A deflector side of the deflecting member is positioned for deflecting ascending vapor away from the discharge region.