Patent ID: 8070141

Claim:
A fluid inlet device suitable for introducing a mixture of liquid and gas into a vessel, which fluid inlet device comprises an inlet flow channel having an inlet end for receiving the mixture of liquid and gas; a guide member placed along the inlet flow channel having a rim and a surface, on which surface a liquid film is present during normal operation, and having a main direction of gas flow along the surface of said guide member; and wherein the guide member is provided with a liquid catcher channel which extends along at least part of the rim of the guide member and also extends from an upstream position with respect to the guide member to a downstream position, and wherein the liquid catcher channel extending along the guide member is slanted between the upstream position and the downstream position such that the slant deviates from the main direction of gas flow along the surface of said guide member by an angle of at least 10 degrees to not larger than 75 degrees.