Packing for column
OwnerMarvin Honnellinventor
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Abstract
Packing elements typically used in columns to enhance chemical reactions are illustrated. The packing element may be shaped as a sphere, ellipsoid, any shape of a revolution of a conic, and made of polygonal elements of various numbers of sides. Alternate embodiments illustrated may have faces analogous to crystal shapes, or large number of sides of same or variable dimensions. The packing elements have various shapes of drip points. The construction of the element is such that pieces can be folded thus saving assembly time and cleaning time.
Claims52
A packing element comprising:
- a first plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a first polygon;
- a second plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a second polygon;
- a connector connected to the first segment and to the second segment to enable folding of the first segment and the second segment to make the packing element;
- and
- at least one drip point positioned within the packing element.
A packing element as in claim 13, wherein the at least one drip point is integral to the first plurality of ribs.
A packing element as in claim 18, wherein the second plurality of ribs forms a mesh like structure.
A packing element as in claim 27, wherein the first element has very large number of first plurality of perimeter rods and the second element has very large number of second plurality of perimeter rods to respectively make the first element to become a near circular first element and make the second element to become a near circular second element and further the packing element becoming a cylindrical structure.
A packing element as in claim 28, wherein the near circular second element has a radius smaller than the radius of the near circular first element such that the packing element becomes a segment of a sphere.
A packing element as in claim 29, wherein the near circular first element comprises a plurality of near circular first elements and the near circular second element comprises a plurality of near circular second elements to form a spherical packing element.
A system comprising:
- a column;
- and
- at least one packing element packed in the column, wherein the packing element comprises:
- a first plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a first polygon;
- a second plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a second polygon;
- a connector connected to the first segment and to the second segment to enable folding of the first segment and the second segment to make the packing element;
- and
- at least one drip point positioned within the packing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.