Vapor distributor for a mass transfer column and method involving same
US12059641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D3/26
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vapor distributor for use in an internal region of a mass transfer column to receive and redistribute a vapor stream when it is introduced radially into the internal region through a radial inlet in a shell of the mass transfer column. The vapor distributor includes a plurality of multiple-sided elongated deflectors arranged in a descending array and a pair of braces that extend longitudinally across the array of elongated deflectors and hold them in spaced apart and side-by-side relationship to each other. Each of the elongated deflectors has a deflecting surface that faces toward the radial inlet to redirect and redistribute the radially-introduced vapor stream. The braces each include a strut that may also redirect and redistribute the vapor stream.
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