Patent ID: 8020838
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A contacting stage for an apparatus for performing co-current vapor-liquid contacting, said contacting stage comprising: a) a pair of demister rows being spaced apart and comprising a plurality of individual demister units having connecting flanges extending above top surfaces of said demister units; b) a pair of receiving pans on alternate sides of said spaced apart demister rows; c) a downcomer between said spaced apart demister rows and defining, with inlet surfaces of said demister units, a pair of co-current flow channels on opposite sides of said downcomer, and d) connecting angles extending over and covering (i) upper portions of said connecting flanges of said demister units and (ii) adjacent wall sections of said downcomer, thereby securing top sections of said demister units to a wall of said downcomer, wherein bottom sections of said demister units are secured to said separate receiving pans.