Coalescing plate packing system
US5068035A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/05
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A coalescing plate packing system for use in separating immiscible components of different densities mixed in a fluid, the packing system being used in a vessel having a fluid inlet, a lighter component outlet and a heavier components outlet, the packing system being formed of a stack of spaced apart coalescing plate each having orthogonally arranged corrugations running both laterally and longitudinally, a pair of bottom supports each having an undulating upper edge conforming to the lateral corrugations of the coalescing plates, the bottom supports being spaced apart from each other for supporting the coalescing plates, a pair of top supports each having an undulating bottom edge conforming to the lateral configurations of the coalescing plates and positioned directly over and in common vertical planes with the bottom supports and elongated, preferably fiberglass rods extending through the coalescing plates and attached at the ends thereof to the bottom and top supports holding the supports and coalescing plates therebetween in a unitary package for insertion into and removal from a coalescing vessel.
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