Downcomer for chemical process tower and method of forming the same
US5895608A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J19/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A chemical process tower tray construction incorporating a tapered semi-conical downcomer adaptive for discharging liquid along an arcuate edge portion of an underlying tray. The underlying tray is of the type supported within the chemical process tower by a support ring which is positioned beneath the edge of the tray for the support thereof. The solid support ring typically forms a nonactive area beneath this region of the tray and the tapered downcomer discharges liquid directly onto the inactive region wherein the remaining portion of the tray can be utilized for mass transfer.
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