De-entrainment device

Details De-entrainment device De-entrainment device

2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Smith, Duane (Department: 1776)

Gas separation: apparatus

With gas and liquid contact apparatus

Particulate media, shaped packing elements , or porous media...

C096S300000, C096S362000, C261S113000, C261S114500

Reexamination Certificate

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07981201

ABSTRACT:
De-entrainment devices for effectively removing entrained liquid from a vapor stream are disclosed. These de-entrainment devices are effective in distillation columns and other apparatuses comprising vapor-liquid contacting devices. Particular representative applications for these de-entrainment devices are in distillation (or fractionation) columns having co-current contacting modules, in which liquid and vapor enter into co-current flow channels of the modules. The de-entrainment devices can be used, for example, with non-parallel contacting stages or other types of high capacity trays.

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