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US 4,069,027 AGranted
Method of separating an entrained mist from a vapor
AssigneeAllied Chemical Corporation
InventorCharles Spurgeon Ward
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Abstract
This invention is a method to remove entrained mist from vapor comprising passing the vapor through a U-shaped conduit, having downward facing slots, then through a liquid to remove the mist and taking the vapor overhead from the liquid and drawing off the excess liquid containing the removed mist.
Claims2
A method to remove entrained mist from flowing vapor containing said mist by passing said vapor through a liquid, consisting of
- passing said vapor through a U-shaped conduit positioned in said liquid and having slots cut therein,
- facing downward from the surface of said liquid, said vapor entering said conduit near the center of the base of said U-shaped conduit, then
- exiting said vapor from said slots through said liquid to remove said mist from said vapor, then
- withdrawing said vapor overhead from said liquid, and
- drawing off said liquid containing said removed mist,
- said liquid extending to a level 3 to 15 inches above said U-shaped conduit, and said slots being spaced at about 1/2-inch to about 2-1/2-inch centers along said U-shaped conduit and having an axis normal to the axis of said U-shaped conduit.
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