Compact distributor tray for offshore gas/liquid contact columns
US9943776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/44
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a distributor tray having at least one perforated wall defining compartments. The distributor tray has at least one distribution compartment through which gas and the liquid flows through the tray, and at least one retention compartment through which the liquid cannot flow through the tray. The at least one retention compartment is on the periphery of the tray. The invention also relates to a column for heat and/or material exchange between a gas and a liquid equipped with a distributor tray, to a floating barge including the column and to the use of the column.
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