Patent ID: 9586160
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B01D,B01F

Claim:
1. A tray valve assembly for a process column of a type wherein a first, heavier fluid flows downwardly from a downcomer onto a tray and thereacross in a first direction through which a second, lighter fluid flows upwardly therethrough for interaction and mass transfer with the first, heavier fluid before passing therefrom, the tray valve assembly comprising: a plurality of tray apertures formed on a surface of the tray for facilitating the second, lighter fluid flow upwardly therethrough; a plurality of floating valves disposed across the surface of the tray and mounted in association with the plurality of tray apertures formed on the surface of the tray, at least one floating valve of the plurality of floating valves comprising: the deflector tab and an orientation of the at least one floating valve on the tray allowing the second, lighter fluid to be injected into the first, heavier fluid passing over the at least one valve aperture for inducing a turning flow of the first, heavier fluid.