Patent ID: 8128071
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A spray tower for improving contact between a gas stream and a fluid, said spray tower comprising: a tank including an inlet and an outlet, said gas stream flowing between said inlet and said outlet along a flow path and in a main direction; a plurality of spray nozzles positioned in said tank, each of said plurality of spray nozzles including a spray outlet, wherein each of said plurality of spray nozzles is adapted to spray a cone of said fluid through said spray outlet into said tank; and a perforated plate having a plurality of perforations, said perforations consisting of apertures in said perforated plate and not having any raised surfaces with respect to other portions of said perforated plate, wherein said perforated plate is positioned in said tank so as to define a cross-section of said tank and said perforated plate is positioned so that each of said plurality of perforations is downstream of and aligned with said cone flowing from said spray outlet of one of said plurality of spray nozzles, said perforated plate being positioned closer to said inlet than said spray outlets.