Patent ID: 6395139
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A feed distributor for feeding liquid to a liquid distributor comprising: an elongated body sized to extend across said liquid distributor, said elongated body having first and second ends, an inlet defined in the first of said ends, and at least one passageway extending between said first and second ends and having an elongated outlet sized to discharge said liquid across said liquid distributor, said at least one passageway having two opposed sidewalls, one of which contains said elongated outlet, said passageway having a taper in at least the sidewall containing said elongated outlet, the taper being in a direction taken from said first to said second ends, said taper promoting a constant liquid velocity within said passageway and, thereby, a uniform liquid distribution of said liquid out of said elongated outlet along the length thereof and to said liquid distributor; wherein said elongated outlet is defined by a series of perforations in said sidewall.