Cyclonic gas scrubber

Claim 2

IN A TOWER WHEREIN A GAS IS CONTACTED WITH A LIQUID WHICH IS INJECTED INTO SAID TOWER, THE IMPROVED APPARATUS WHICH COMPRISES LIQUID INTRODUCTION MEANS POSITIONED ABOUT THE SHELL OF SAID TOWER FOR INTRODUCING LIQUID THERETO AS JETS, SAID LIQUID INTRODUCTION MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ESSENTIALLY VERTICALLY SPACED JETS SUPPORTED ON A DISCHARGE MANIFOLD POSITIONED ABOUT SAID TOWER SHELL, SAID JETS WHEN IN NORMAL POSITION BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH OPENINGS, IN SAID TOWER SHELL SO AS TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE LIQUID THEREIN, A MULTIPLY HINGED CONNECTING ARM CONNECTING SAID DISCHARGE MANIFOLD TO SAID TOWER SHELL, SAID ARM PERMITTING SAID DISCHARGE MANIFOLD TO BE READILY SWUNG AWAY FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION IN PROXIMITY TO SAID TOWER SHELL AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH OPENINGS THEREIN, AND MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID MANIFOLD IN PLACE WHEN SWUNG INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE OPENINGS OF SAID VESSEL.

Claim 3

IN APPARATUS FOR CONTACTING A GAS WITH A LIQUID, A TOWER HAVING A GAS INLET FOR INTRODUCING GAS UNDER PRESSURE FOR CONTACT WITH A LIQUID, SAID TOWER HAVING A WALL FORMED WITH A LIQUID INLET OPENING EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, A MANIFOLD HOUSING SECURED ON SAID WALL AND ENCLOSING SAID OPENING, A PIPE ASSEMBLY CARRYING A PLURALITY OF SPACED LATEALLY EXTENDING LIQUID DISCHARGE PORTS ALIGNED WITH SAID OPENING FOR DIRECTING LIQUID IN SPACED JETS FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID PIPE THROUGH SAID OPENING AND INTO SAID TOWER FOR CONTACTING GAS THEREIN, SAID PIPE ASSEMBLY BEING REMOVABLY FIXED IN SAID HOUSING IN PERIPHERALLY SPACED RELATION THEREWITH, CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPLYING TO THE INTERIOR THEREOF LIQUID TO BE DISCHARGED FROM SAID ASSEMBLY THROUGH SAID PORTS AND THROUGH SAID OPENING OF SAID TOWER INTO THE INTERIOR THEREOF, AND MEANS FOR REMOVABLY FIXING SAID ASSEMBLY IN SAID HOUSING WITH SAID PORTS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID OPENING WHEREBY SAID ASSEMBLY MAY BE SEPARATELY REMOVED AS A UNIT FROM SAID HOUSING AND THE WALL OF SAID TOWER FOR SERVICING AND INSPECTION WHILE THE TOWER IS UNDER GAS PRESSURE, SAID HOUSING HAVING A WALL LATERALLY SPACED FROM SAID OPENING AND AT LEAST COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH, SAID PIPE BEING RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID TOWER AND HOUSING WALLS WHEN FIXED IN SAID HOUSING AND SAID HOUSING WALL MINIMIZING GAS ESCAPE FROM SAID TOWER DURING PIPE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL AS AFORESAID, SAID CONDUIT MEANS INCLUDING A LENGTH OF FLEXIBLE TUBING ADJACENT SAID PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR FACILITATING REMOVAL OF THE LATTER FROM SAID HOUSING.

Claim 4

IN APPARATUS FOR CONTACTING A GAS WITH A LIQUID, A TOWER HAVING A GAS INLET FOR INTRODUCING GAS UNDER PRESSURE FOR CONTACT WITH A LIQUID, SAID TOWER HAVING A WALL FORMED WITH A LIQUID INLET OPENING EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, A MANIFOLD HOUSING SECURED ON SAID WALL AND ENCLOSING SAID OPENING, A PIPE ASSEMBLY CARRYING A PLURALITY OF SPACED LATEALLY EXTENDING LIQUID DISCHARGE PORTS ALIGNED WITH SAID OPENING FOR DIRECTING LIQUID IN SPACED JETS FROM THE INTERIOR OF SAID PIPE THROUGH SAID OPENING AND INTO SAID TOWER FOR CONTACTING GAS THEREIN, SAID PIPE ASSEMBLY BEING REMOVABLY FIXED IN SAID HOUSING IN PERIPHERALLY SPACED RELATION THEREWITH, CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPLYING TO THE INTERIOR THEREOF LIQUID TO BE DISCHARGED FROM SAID ASSEMBLY THROUGH SAID PORTS AND THROUGH SAID OPENING OF SAID TOWER INTO THE INTERIOR THEREOF, AND MEANS FOR REMOVABLY FIXING SAID ASSEMBLY IN SAID HOUSING WITH SAID PORTS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID OPENING WHEREBY SAID ASSEMBLY MAY BE SEPARATELY REMOVED AS A UNIT FROM SAID HOUSING AND THE WALL OF SAID TOWER FOR SERVICING AND INSPECTION WHILE THE TOWER IS UNDER GAS PRESSURE, SAID HOUSING HAVING A WALL LATERALLY SPACED FROM SAID OPENING AND AT LEAST COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH, SAID PIPE BEING RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID TOWER AND HOUSING WALLS WHEN FIXED IN SAID HOUSING AND SAID HOUSING WALL MINIMIZING GAS ESCAPE FROM SAID TOWER DURING PIPE ASSEMBLY REMOVAL AS AFORESAID, SAID CONDUIT MEANS INCLUDING A LENGTH OF FLEXIBLE TUBING ADJACENT SAID PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR FACILITATING REMOVAL OF THE LATTER FROM SAID HOUSING.