Packing element
OwnerWilliam Carsoninventor
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Abstract
This invention is a packing for use in a packed tower. The packing has four axes and six webs and is symmetrical around each axes. The packing is of a geometrical configuration that with one of the axes pointing downwardly and the other three axes pointing upwardly and above the downwardly pointing axes the fluid can flow towards the center of the packing into an opening at its center. In the configuration with the three axes pointing downwardly and the one axis pointing upwardly the fluid is directed away from the center of the packing and flows off of the webs. With this geometrical configuration the flow of the fluid is evenly distributed throughout the packed bed.
Claims19
A packing consisting:
- a. of six webs;
- b. each of said webs having an axial edge identified as a first axial edge and oriented to a axis of symmetry;
- c. each of said webs having an axial edge identified as a second axial edge and oriented to an axis of symmetry;
- d. said webs joining at their axial edge and the symmetrical axis to form said packing, and;
- e. each of said webs having two surfaces identified as a first surface and as a second surface.
A combination of a tower and a packing made by the method comprising:
- a. said tower made by a method comprising:
- 1. constructing said tower in an upright configuration;
- 2. forming a support in said tower for supporting said packing;
- 3. forming a means for introducing a first fluid into said tower;
- 4. forming a means for introducing a second fluid into said tower;
- b. said packing made by a method comprising:
- 5. forming only six webs with each web having a surface identified as a first surface and having a surface identified as a second surface;
- 6. forming each of said webs to have an axial edge identifed as a first axial edge and oriented to an axis of symmetry;
- 7. forming each of said webs to have an axial edge identified as a second axial edge and oriented to an axis of symmetry;
- and,
- 8. joining said webs at their axial edges to form packing;
- and,
- c. said combination made by the method comprising:
- 9. adding said packing to said tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.