Patent ID: 8181942

Claim:
A device for the distribution of liquid over the top of a reactor bed, comprising: a liquid collection tray having a top and a bottom, having outlet ports therein; a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the liquid collection tray, and having an outlet; and a liquid distribution tray in fluid communication with the mixing chamber outlet, and having liquid outlet ports, and wherein the liquid collection tray outlet ports comprise channels oriented to deliver the liquid in a direction perpendicular to a radial direction, and with a circumferential directional component to separate at least a portion of the liquid from a vapor phase; and a plurality of vapor pipes having a first opening positioned above the liquid distribution tray and below the liquid collection tray in fluid communication with a vapor space above the liquid distribution tray and below the liquid collection tray and a second opening configured for being positioned in a reactor above the liquid collection tray and below a reactor bed thereabove in fluid communication with a vapor space above the liquid collection tray and below the reactor bed.