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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 material and, if appropriate, heat between a gas and a liquid. The column comprises at least one collector tray 1 and a liquid distribution system 5, 6 arranged between two packed beds 7, and gas and liquid separation means 8. The present invention proposes arranging gas and liquid separation means 8 between the collector tray 4 and the liquid distribution means 5, 6.
A column for exchanging material and/or heat between a gas and a liquid comprising at least two packed beds (7), a collector tray (1) arranged between two packed beds (7), and distribution means for distributing said liquid collected by said collector tray from an upper packed bed (7) to a lower packed bed (7), said distribution means being situated below said collector tray (1), characterized in that the column further comprises means (8, 9, 10, 11) for separating said liquid entrained by the gas, said separation means (8, 9, 10, 11) being arranged between said collector tray and said distribution means.
The column as claimed in claimed 2, in which said impact element is substantially in the shape of a ram's horn (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.