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AssigneesTotal SA, Prosernat, Ifp Energies Nouvelles
InventorsGauthier PERDU, Clement SALAIS, Vincent CARLIER, Claire WEISS, Thomas MAUBERT, Maxime FOURNIE, Manel FOURATI, Pascal ALIX, Philippe BEARD
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The present invention relates to a column for exchanging heat and/or material between a gas and a liquid. The column comprises at least one collector tray (1), at least one packed bed, and mixing means for a gas flow (7, 8). According to the invention, the mixing means for a gas flow are arranged below the collector tray (1) and above the packing.
1) A column for exchanging heat and/or material between a gas and a liquid, comprising at least one collector/distributor tray (1), and at least one packing (17) for placing gas and liquid fluids in contact, said collector tray (1) distributing said fluids over said packing (17), said column further comprising mixing means (8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19) for a gas flow, characterized in that said mixing means for the flow of said gas are arranged below said collector tray (1) and above said packing (17), and in that said mixing means for the flow of said gas are configured to distribute the gas flow over substantially all of the section of the column.
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