Patent ID: 6395138
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B01D,F25J

Abstract:
Liquid distributor for distillation column, comprising:a primary liquid distributor which delimits a closed volume provided with liquid predistribution openings which open into the column; means for feeding the primary liquid distributor with liquid under a pressure greater than the internal pressure of the column; and a secondary liquid distributor which occupies substantially the entire cross-section of the column, which includes a gas overhead in communication with an interior of the column and which is subdivided by partitions into a plurality of compartments, each of which compartments receives liquid originating from at least one of the openings of the primary liquid distributor, said secondary liquid distributor having a bottom provided with orifices for distribution of the liquid over virtually the entire cross-section of the column, the number of these orifices being greater than the number of openings of the primary distributor.