US3212860A
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Method of and apparatus for contacting immiscible fluids
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1962-03-23
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1982-03-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vernon Walter Frank
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:48
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/0006; B01J19/0013; B01J14/00; C; C07; C07C; C07C2/00; C07C2/54; C07C2/56; C07C2/58; C07C2/62; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00049; B01J2219/00051; B01J2219/00074; B01J2219/00076; B01J2219/00081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A CONTACTING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED VERTICAL SHELL, A U-TUBE BUNDLE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SHELL THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE LENGTH AND OPENING INTO INLET AND OUTLET ZONES DISPOSED AT AND CLOSING THE TOP OF SAID SHELL, A HEAD MEMBER CLOSING THE BOTTOM OF SAID SHELL, VERTICAL BAFFLE MEMBERS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID SHELL SO AS TO FORM A CENTER AND TWO SIDE VERTICAL COMPARTMENTS, SAID CENTER AND EACH OF SAID SIDE VERTICAL COMPARTMENTS IN OPEN COMMUNICATION AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF SAID VERTICAL BAFFLE MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID VERTICAL COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING A PORTION OF SAID U-TUBE BUNDLE DISPOSED THEREIN, A LOWER SHELL INLET MEANS, AN UPPER SHELL OUTLET MEANS, A MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A FLUID INTO SAID CENTER VERTICAL COMPARTMENT, AND A CONDUIT INLET MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A CONTACTING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED VERTICAL SHELL, A U-TUBE BUNDLE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID SHELL THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY ITS ENTIRE LENGTH AND OPENING INTO INLET AND OUTLET ZONES DISPOSED AT AND CLOSING THE TOP OF SAID SHELL, A HEAD MEMBER CLOSING THE BOTTOM OF SAID SHELL, VERTICAL BAFFLE MEMBERS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID SHELL SO AS TO FORM A CENTER AND TWO SIDE VERTICAL COMPARTMENTS, SAID CENTER AND EACH OF SAID SIDE VERTICAL COMPARTMENTS IN OPEN COMMUNICATION AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF SAID VERTICAL BAFFLE MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID VERTICAL COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING A PORTION OF SAID U-TUBE BUNDLE DISPOSED THEREIN, A LOWER SHELL INLET MEANS, AN UPPER SHELL OUTLET MEANS, A MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A FLUID INTO SAID CENTER VERTICAL COMPARTMENT, AND A CONDUIT INLET MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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