Patent ID: 6173905
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A dispersion device insertable into an outlet opening of a liquid distributor for the trickling of mass and/or heat transfer systems, said device comprising:a central element defined by a tube-shaped wall having an upper end, a lower end, and an interior space therebetween, said upper end including at least one inlet opening extending through said wall, said at least one opening for communicating a liquid present in the liquid distributor into the interior space of the central element without pressure; andat least one discharge element arranged within the interior space of said central element, each discharge element having an upper channel section and a lower trickle section, the upper channel section dividing the interior space of the central element into a corresponding number of discharge channels, into which the liquid from the distributor enters through the at least one inlet opening, the lower trickle section of the discharge element protruding from the central element so as to form finger-shaped elements which point away from a longitudinal axis of the central element and which conduct and trickle the liquid onto the mass and/or heat transfer system.