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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jaan Taagepera, Benicia, CA (US);
Assignee:
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01); B01D 3/32 (2006.01); B01D 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/324 (2013.01); B01D 3/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a collector tray for collecting liquid in a pressure vessel such as a distillation column. The collector tray includes a liquid collecting surface having a curved shape such that the liquid collecting surface is generally upwardly concave or upwardly convex, and includes at least one chimney through the collector tray. The collector tray can be formed by attaching a plurality of collector tray panels to one another to form the collector tray having the liquid collecting surface. Methods for installing the collector tray and retrofitting a pressure vessel are also disclosed.