Claims
- 1. In combination,
- a counter-current column having a peripheral wall and at least a pair of discrete spaced apart exchange zones containing packings therein disposed along a vertical axis; and
- a tray device between said exchange zones for collecting and distributing liquid separately from a vapor, said tray device comprising a base having an edge zone spaced from said column wall to permit rising vapor to flow therebetween, a plurality of upstanding chimneys distributed over said base for distribution of the rising vapor, each said chimney having a covering at a top end to prevent entry of liquid therein and at least one vapor outlet above said base for passage of vapor rising upwardly through said respective chimneys separately from the descending liquid, and a plurality of tubes disposed in and extending through said base between said chimneys for uniformly distributing liquid into an exchange zone therebelow, each said tube having at least one liquid inlet below said vapor outlets in said chimneys and above said base for passage of liquid downwardly through said respective tube and a plurality of said tubes adjacent said edge zone of said base having outwardly and downwardly bent lower portions directed towards said column wall.
- 2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said vapor outlet is of a cross-section of the same size as the cross-section of said respective chimney.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 188,586 filed Sept. 18, 1980, and now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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