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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Applicants:
Srinivas N. Moorkanikkara, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward J. Grave, Spring, TX (US);
John T. Cullinane, Easton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Srinivas N. Moorkanikkara, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward J. Grave, Spring, TX (US);
John T. Cullinane, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 47/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/14 (2013.01); B01F 3/04439 (2013.01); B01F 3/04496 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for reducing maldistribution of liquids and vapors in packed towers. An exemplary separation system includes a separation tower including at least two packed beds, and a vapor redistribution plate disposed between two sequentially disposed packed beds, wherein the vapor redistribution plate is configured to mix a vapor from a lower packed bed before introducing the vapor into an upper packed bed.