Patent ID: 6502806
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B01D,B01J

Abstract:
A flow distributor for liquid descending in a process column, said distributor comprising:an elongated liquid trough having first and second laterally spaced, longitudinally extending sidewalls and a longitudinally extending floor which extends between and interconnects said sidewalls, said first sidewall having a hole therethrough; an elongated liquid distributor drain pipe having first and second ends and a central internal liquid conducting passageway extending therethrough between said ends, said pipe having a first segment adjacent said first end and a second segment spaced longitudinally of the pipe from said first end, said segments being angularly disposed relative to one another, the first end of said pipe being attached to said first sidewall in a desired orientation with the passageway at the first end of the pipe in essential alignment with said hole, with said first segment extending laterally away from an outer surface of said first sidewall and with said second segment extending downwardly in outwardly spaced relationship relative to said outer surface; and a connector assembly removably attaching the first end of said pipe to said first sidewall, said connector assembly including a receptacle mounted on said first sidewall and an attachment element on said pipe at said first end, said receptacle being configured for receiving said attachment element therein and holding the pipe in said desired orientation.