Patent ID: 9643146
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B01J,C10G

Claim:
1. A unit for processing a liquid/gas phase mixture, wherein the unit comprises: a vessel adapted to receive the liquid/gas phase mixture; and a distributor disposed in the vessel, wherein the distributor is adapted for flow of the liquid/gas phase mixture into the vessel, and wherein the distributor comprises a first outlet pipe horizontally disposed within the vessel, wherein the first outlet pipe comprises top orifices and bottom orifices spaced therealong with the first outlet pipe in fluid communication with the vessel through the top orifices and the bottom orifices, and wherein the top orifices have a smaller cross-sectional area than the bottom orifices and the top orifices and the bottom orifices are configured to balance a pressure differential across the respective orifices to a ΔP up to 10 KPa.