Packing material for contacting towers
OwnerJoseph F. Ballato, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A system for promoting fluid mixing in a packed tower or the like includes a plurality of polyhedral, fluid permeable cells. The cells contain a fibrous packing material with a substantial surface area for mixing the fluids. The cells are so adapted as to be immediately disposed in interlocking relationship in the tower to prevent the fluids from flowing in channels in the tower. In a preferred embodiment, each cell has twelve corners.
Claims15
A system for promoting the mixing of fluids in a packed tower or the like comprising:
- a plurality of polyhedral, fluid permeable cells having a substantial surface area for mixing said fluids in tortuous, countercurrent paths;
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- said cells being disposed in interlocking relationship in said tower to prevent said fluids from flowing in channels in said tower, wherein each of said cells comprises a cube-like structure with six faces, each of said faces having a polygonal shape with corners and connected by only one corner to each adjacent face.
A cell for positioning in a packed tower or the like and for promoting fluid mixing therein comprising:
- a polyhedron with a plurality of fluid permeable faces, each of said faces having a polygonal shape with corners and being connected by only one corner to each adjacent face;
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- packing disposed in said polyhedron with a large surface area providing tortuous, countercurrent paths for said fluid mixing.
A packing cell for positioning in a packed tower or the like and for promoting fluid mixing therein comprising:
- a polyhedron with six faces, each face having a square shape and formed of mesh whereby said fluids freely flow therethrough, each face connected at only one corner to each adjacent face to form gaps in said polyhedron;
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- fibers disposed in said polyhedron to increase the surface area of said cell and provide tortuous, countercurrent paths for said fluids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.