Patent · US Expired

Liquid distributor and method for operating the same

US7052000B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

12References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Julius Montz GmbH · DE

Inventors

Egon Zich · Leichlingen, DE
Helmut Jansen · Dormagen, DE
Thomas Rietfort · Bottrop, DE
Björn Kaibel · Hilden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2001
Grant date	May 30, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01J2219/3306
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A liquid distributor for packed or filled columns having a multiplicity of horizontal layers involved in heat transfer or mass transfer. At least one layer of the column has an increased density by comparison with the other layers and is designed specifically for flooding. The specific surface can be greater than the specific surface of the underlying layers by a factor of 1.5 to 10.

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