Method and system for distributing and collecting fluids in a multi-stage column
US8641906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87249
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns a device for distributing fluids which are to supply a multi-stage column having a succession of plates, each plate supporting a bed of granular solid (2) and being provided with a network for distributing said fluids constituted by substantially horizontal lines (6) having a plurality of degrees of branching from 1 to rank N, the ensemble of lines from rank P to rank N being adherent to the base plane of the plate under consideration, and the lines of the last degree of branching N communicating with mixing chambers (8) disposed immediately below said base plane.
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