Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
IN A SCRUBBER COMPRISING: A PERIPHERALLY CONTINUOUS UPWARDLY EXTENDING WALL DEFINING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNOBSTRUCTED SCRUBBING SPACE THEREWITHIN, SAID WALL HAVING AN INLET BELOW SAID SCRUBBING SPACE AND AN OUTLET THEREABOVE, A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED NOZZLES IN SAID SCRUBBER SPACE, SAID NOZZLES BEING CONSTRUCTED TO SPRAY INTO SAID SCRUBBER SPACE DROPLTS OF SCRUBBER LIQUOR HAVING A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF ABOUT 500 MICRONS, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING GAS TO BE SCRUBBED THROUGH SAID INLET AND MEANS FOR FEEDING SCRUBBING LIQUOR TO SAID NOZZELS, THE RELATIVE VELOCITY BETWEEN THE UPWARDLY MOVING GAS IN SAID SCRUBBING SPACE AND SAID DOWNWARDLY MOVING DROPLETS OF SCRUBBER LIQUOR BEING NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 600 FEET PER MINUTE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A WASH TRAY DISPOSED BETWEEN THE UPPER END OF SAID SCRUBBING SPACE AND SAID OUTLET, MEANS FOR FLOWING A LAYER OF WATER OVER THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID WASH TRAY FOR REMOVING ENTRAINED DROPLETS AND PARTICULATES FROM SAID GAS, AN UPWARDLY DIRECTED SPRAY HEAD DISPOSED BENEATH SAID WASH TRAY, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID UPWARDLY DIRECTED SPRAY HEAD FOR SPRAYING SAID WATER ONTO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID WASH TRAY, WHEREBY TO PREVENT THE FORMULATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID WASH TRAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
IN A SCRUBBER COMPRISING: A PERIPHERALLY CONTINUOUS UPWARDLY EXTENDING WALL DEFINING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNOBSTRUCTED SCRUBBING SPACE THEREWITHIN, SAID WALL HAVING AN INLET BELOW SAID SCRUBBING SPACE AND AN OUTLET THEREABOVE, A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED NOZZLES IN SAID SCRUBBER SPACE, SAID NOZZLES BEING CONSTRUCTED TO SPRAY INTO SAID SCRUBBER SPACE DROPLTS OF SCRUBBER LIQUOR HAVING A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF ABOUT 500 MICRONS, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING GAS TO BE SCRUBBED THROUGH SAID INLET AND MEANS FOR FEEDING SCRUBBING LIQUOR TO SAID NOZZELS, THE RELATIVE VELOCITY BETWEEN THE UPWARDLY MOVING GAS IN SAID SCRUBBING SPACE AND SAID DOWNWARDLY MOVING DROPLETS OF SCRUBBER LIQUOR BEING NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 600 FEET PER MINUTE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A WASH TRAY DISPOSED BETWEEN THE UPPER END OF SAID SCRUBBING SPACE AND SAID OUTLET, MEANS FOR FLOWING A LAYER OF WATER OVER THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID WASH TRAY FOR REMOVING ENTRAINED DROPLETS AND PARTICULATES FROM SAID GAS, AN UPWARDLY DIRECTED SPRAY HEAD DISPOSED BENEATH SAID WASH TRAY, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID UPWARDLY DIRECTED SPRAY HEAD FOR SPRAYING SAID WATER ONTO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID WASH TRAY, WHEREBY TO PREVENT THE FORMULATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID WASH TRAY.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The scrubber of claim 1, wherein said nozzles are constructed so that the median droplet diameter is at least about 2,000 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The scrubber of claim 1, wherein said nozzles are constructed so that the median droplet diameter is about 3,000 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The scrubber of claim 1, further comprising a mist eliminator disposed between said means for receiving entrained solids and said outlet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The scrubber of claim 4, wherein said nozzles are constructed so that the median droplet diameter is at least about 2,000 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The scrubber of claim 1, wherein said means for supplying water to said upwardly directed spray head comprises a tank, and means for supplying water to said tank after it has flowed over the upper surface of said wash tray.