Gas treating device and system

Claim 1

A LIQUID BATH GAS TREATING DEVICE COMPRISING: (A) A VERTICAL HOUSING HAVING A DIRTY GAS INLET DISPOSED IN THE LOWER PORTION THEREOF AND A CLEAN GAS OUTLET DISPOSED IN THE UPPER PORTION THEREOF IN SPACED RELATION FROM SAID DIRTY GAS INLET TO PROVIDE A CONFINED GAS FLOW PATH FOR A GASEOUS STREAM TO BE TREATED; MEANS TO SUPPLY A DIRTY GAS STREAM TO BE TREATED TO SAID DIRTY GAS INLET; (B) GAS PERVIOUS FILTER MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING INTERMEDIATE SAID DIRTY GAS INLET AND SAID CLEAN GAS OUTLET AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSE SAID CONFINED GAS FLOW PATH; (C) A LIQUID SUMP CONTAINING A SUPPLY OF LIQUID POSITIONED IN SPACED RELATION BELOW SAID FILTER MEANS AND SAID DIRTY GAS INLET IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING; (D) A VERTICALLY EXTENDING LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT POSITIONED BELOW SAID FILTER MEANS WITH ITS UPPER END IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP THEREFROM; (E) MEANS FOR CONDUCTING LIQUID FROM SAID SUMP TO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT; (F) MEANS TO SUPPLY A SOURCE OF GAS AT SUCH LOWER PORTION TO CAUSE SAID LIQUID TO RISE IN SAID LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT AND BE DISTRIBUTED FROM ITS UPPER END IN LIQUID DROPLETS TO SAID FILTER MEANS; AND (G) A DIFFUSING AND RE-ENTRAINMENT FUNNEL ATTACHED TO SAID UPPER END OF SAID LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT EXTENDING UPWARD AND OUTWARD THEREFROM TO OPEN IN SPACED, UNINTERRUPTED COMMUNICATION WITH SAID FILTER MEANS TO DISTRIBUTE LIQUID DROPLETS TO SAID FILTER MEANS IN A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MANNER; (H) SAID FUNNEL HAVING AN UPSTREAM APEX OPENING OF SMALLER DIAMETER THAN SAID LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT TO EXTEND INWARDLY THEREIN IN COMMUNICATIVE ALIGNMENT WITH THE CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF FLOW THROUGH SAID LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CONDUIT WHEREBY ANY LIQUID DEPOSITED ON THE INNER FACE OF SAID FUNNEL GRAVITY FLOWS TO RE-ENTER INTO THE GAS STREAM SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF FLOW IN SAID CONDUIT TO BE PROMPTLY RECCIRCULATED TO SAID FILTER MEANS.