Patent ID: 11904262
Assignee: UOP LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for performing co-current and cross-flow vapor-liquid contacting, comprising:
a plurality of stages each having at least one contacting module and at least one receiving pan;
the at least one contacting module comprising a liquid distributor having an outlet proximate to a contacting volume and a demister having an inlet surface proximate to the contacting volume and an outlet surface superior to the at least one receiving pan;
the at least one receiving pan having a flat perforated base, the at least one receiving pan of the stage downstream of said outlet surface of the demister for collecting liquid from the demister, wherein there is a liquid flow path though the contacting volume, the demister, and the receiving pan in series, and wherein there is a vapor flow path through the contacting volume in parallel with a vapor flow path through the receiving pan; and
at least one duct in fluid communication with the at least one receiving pan and with an inferior liquid distributor;
wherein the at least one receiving pan includes vertically extending perforated lips around the flat perforated base.