Packing layer for a structured packing
AssigneeSulzer Chemtech AG
InventorsIlja Ausner, Markus Duss
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Abstract
A packing layer for a structured packing which has corrugations forming open channels. Each channel includes first and second corrugation peaks bounding a first corrugation valley with each corrugation peak having an apex and the corrugation valley having a valley bottom. A spacer element is mounted on and extends along the apex of at least one corrugation peak. The spacer element has an edge which has a larger normal spacing from the valley bottom than, the spacing of the apex of the corrugation peak from the valley bottom.
Claims16
A structured packing comprising
- at least a first packing layer having first corrugations forming a plurality of open channels, said channels including a first corrugation valley, a first corrugation peak and a second corrugation peak, wherein said first corrugation peak and said second corrugation peak bound said first corrugation valley, said first corrugation peak having a first apex, said second corrugation peak having a second apex and said first corrugation valley having a valley bottom;
- a spacer element extending in the direction of said first apex formed on said first apex of said first corrugation peak and having an edge which has a larger normal spacing from said valley bottom than said first apex from said valley bottom;
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- a second packing layer disposed in contact with said spacer element and spaced from said first packing ,layer, said second packing layer having second corrugations disposed in cross-wise manner relative to said first corrugations of said first packing layer.
A mass transfer apparatus comprising
- a column;
- and
- at least one structured packing in said column, said structured packing having at least a first packing layer having first corrugations forming a plurality of open channels, said channels including a first corrugation valley, a first corrugation peak and a second corrugation peak, wherein said first corrugation peak and said second corrugation peak bound said first corrugation valley, said first corrugation peak having a first apex, said second corrugation peak having a second apex and said first corrugation valley having a valley bottom;
- a spacer element extending in the direction of said first apex formed on said first apex of said first corrugation peak and having an edge which has a larger normal spacing from said valley bottom than said first apex from said valley bottom;
- and a second packing layer disposed in contact with said spacer element and spaced from said first packing layer, said second packing layer having second corrugations disposed in cross-wise manner relative to said first corrugations of said first packing layer.
A structured packing comprising
- a plurality of packing layers, each said packing layer being disposed in parallel spaced apart relation to an adjacent one of said plurality of packing layers and each said packing layer having a plurality of corrugations of equal height extending in criss-crossing relation to said corrugations of an adjacent packing layer;
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- a plurality of spacer elements spacing said packing layers apart, each said spacer element being disposed between a respective corrugation of one of said packing layers and a corrugation of an adjacent packing layer of said plurality of packing layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.