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Structured column packing with liquid holdup

US4929399A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateOct 12, 1989
Grant dateMay 29, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24702
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Structured column packing having a fluted surface wherein the flute elevation forms a shelf sufficient to cause downflowing liquid to pool on the shelf thereby enabling more efficient countercurrent vapor-liquid mass transfer.

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