Patent ID: 6613133
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A spray level arrangement for spraying a liquid absorbent onto flue gas flowing through a flue gas desulfurization absorber tower having a shell, the spray level arrangement being at a spray level in the tower and comprising:at least one elongated header having an inlet end for receiving liquid absorbent outside the shell, the header extending through a penetration port of the shell, into the interior of the shell for supplying the liquid absorbent to the tower; a plurality of elongated branch lines secured to said header and extending within the tower, each branch line having a supply end connected to the header and an opposite end; a plurality of nozzles secured to each branch, said nozzles being configured to spray the liquid absorbent onto the flue gas within said tower; and shell supports at inner surfaces of the shell supporting each opposite end of the elongated branch lines at the spray level in the tower.