Predominantly liquid filled vapor-liquid chemical reactor
US6029956A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/1943
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A predominantly liquid filled, vapor-liquid chemical reactor having an improved distributor plate assembly is disclosed. At least one of the plates in the assembly is formed with an active area having a plurality of apertures formed through the plate, an opening, and a downwardly depending lip proximate the opening. As vapor ascends through the reactor, the plate and the lip cooperate to trap the vapor upwardly against the bottom of the plate, forming a vapor region. This vapor region facilitates vapor liquid interaction and the flow pattern of liquid through the reactor.
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