Liquid distributor for thin-film, tube-bundle apparatus
US4199537A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J10/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A distributor of liquid is disclosed, to be used in chemical apparatus having a bundle of tubes in the interior of which the liquid to be treated is distributed in the form of a thin film flowing on the internal surfaces of the tubes, the improvement consisting in the combination of a bell placed on the top surface of the tube plate and having liquid passageways formed along its bottom edge, a foraminous collar-like component placed at the bell top for feeding the liquid, and a plurality of distribution sleeves having the form of tubes through the sidewalls of which tangential bores are formed, there being one distribution sleeve for each tube of the bundle.
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