Fluid contact panels
OwnerCharles M. Armstrong, Llewellyn C. Watson, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
Extended surface fluid contact panels which in a preferred embodiment include a plurality of thin, waffled or corrugated half polygonal panel segments joined to define the panels, the latter of which are connected in offset, stacked relationship to define a repetitive polygonal matrix and create liquid-gas contact areas on the inside and outside surfaces of the panels. The panel matrix is vertically oriented in a staggered, layered array with respect to the tower or structure in which the panels are placed and in a most preferred embodiment, the respective panel layers are vertically arrayed and staggered by means of vertical connectors which are provided with projecting tabs that match corresponding sockets in the panels.
Claims16
Fluid contact panels comprising an array of corrugated waffled members having a repetitive half polygon pattern, said corrugated waffled members joined and stacked in staggered relationship to define discreet layers of said array and a plurality of vertical connectors, each of said vertical connectors having at least two weld tips disposed in spaced relationship for engaging selected ones of said corrugated, waffled members in said layers and joining said layers of said array in said staggered relationship.
A fluid contact medium comprising a plurality of fluid contact panels defined by connected pairs of corrugated, waffled plates, each of said plates having a repetitive half polygon pattern to define a repetitive polygon pattern in said fluid contact panels, said fluid contact panels arranged in vertical layers in stacked, offset relationship and a plurality of vertical connectors, each of said vertical connectors having a plurality of weld tips disposed in spaced relationship for engaging said corrugated waffled members and joining said vertical layers in said stacked, offset relationship.
An array of fluid contact panels for effecting efficient fluid contact in a vessel, said fluid contact panels comprising a plurality of corrugated thermoplastic plates shaped in a repetitive half polygon configuration and connected in at least two horizontal layers to define a repetitive polygon pattern in each layer and a plurality of vertical connectors, each of said vertical connectors having at least two weld tips disposed in spaced relationship for engaging selected ones of said corrugated thermoplastic plates in said layers and connecting said layers in said staggered relationship.
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