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Device for receiving a free falling liquid and the application thereof in a countercurrent liquid and gas cooling device
Assignee: Hamon Sobelco SA
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Filing: 1981-11-09
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Granted: 1983-05-24
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Expires: 2001-11-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a device for receiving a liquid which falls freely in the form of a shower or the like, of the type comprising a receiving wall which is inclined to the vertical and directs the received liquid into a trough which extends along the lower edge of the receiving wall. The devices comprise in the flow path of the liquid received on the inclined wall and before the liquid enters the trough, means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid when it enters the trough. The disclosure is also directed to such a device employed in countercurrent installations for putting a liquid in contact with a gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacques G. P. E. Bosne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:30
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F25/00; F28F25/02; F28F25/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/11; Y10S261/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A device for receiving a liquid falling freely in the form of a shower or the like, comprising receiving wall means consisting of a wall inclined to the vertical and a main trough, extending along the lower edge of the wall, characterized in the said device comprises in the path of the liquid received by the inclined wall and before the liquid enters the bottom of the main trough, means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid, wherein the means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid comprise liquid deflecting surfaces which impart to the liquid before it reaches the bottom of the main trough a substantial velocity component in the direction of the flow of the liquid in the main trough, and wherein the deflecting surfaces are formed by inclined small troughs or intermediate buckets disposed at the entrance of the main trough which impart to the liquid a direction close to the direction of the flow of the liquid in the bottom of the main trough.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
178 words
A device for receiving a liquid falling freely in the form of a shower or the like, comprising receiving wall means consisting of a wall inclined to the vertical and a main trough, extending along the lower edge of the wall, characterized in the said device comprises in the path of the liquid received by the inclined wall and before the liquid enters the bottom of the main trough, means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid, wherein the means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid comprise liquid deflecting surfaces which impart to the liquid before it reaches the bottom of the main trough a substantial velocity component in the direction of the flow of the liquid in the main trough, and wherein the deflecting surfaces are formed by inclined small troughs or intermediate buckets disposed at the entrance of the main trough which impart to the liquid a direction close to the direction of the flow of the liquid in the bottom of the main trough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
247 words
An installation for putting a liquid in contact with a gas, comprising a chamber provided in the lower part thereof with at least one gas inlet opening and in the upper part thereof with at least one gas outlet opening and, within said chamber, a liquid distributing system, a unit for putting the liquid directly in contact with the gas disposed below the distributing system, and receiving devices disposed below said unit for receiving the liquid which flows therefrom, characterized in that said receiving devices comprise receiving wall means consisting of a wall inclined to the vertical and a main trough, extending along the lower edge of the wall, characterized in the said device comprises in the path of the liquid received by the inclined wall and before the liquid enters the bottom of the main trough, means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid, and wherein the means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid comprise liquid deflecting surfaces which impart to the liquid before it reaches the bottom of the main trough a substantial velocity component in the direction of the flow of the liquid in the main trough, and wherein the deflecting surfaces are formed by inclined small troughs or intermediate buckets disposed at the entrance of the main trough which impart to the liquid a direction close to the direction of the flow of the liquid in the bottom of the main trough.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
247 words
An installation for putting a liquid in contact with a gas, comprising a chamber provided in the lower part thereof with at least one gas inlet opening and in the upper part thereof with at least one gas outlet opening and, within said chamber, a liquid distributing system, a unit for putting the liquid directly in contact with the gas disposed below the distributing system, and receiving devices disposed below said unit for receiving the liquid which flows therefrom, characterized in that said receiving devices comprise receiving wall means consisting of a wall inclined to the vertical and a main trough, extending along the lower edge of the wall, characterized in the said device comprises in the path of the liquid received by the inclined wall and before the liquid enters the bottom of the main trough, means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid, and wherein the means for substantially reducing or eliminating the vertical velocity component of the liquid comprise liquid deflecting surfaces which impart to the liquid before it reaches the bottom of the main trough a substantial velocity component in the direction of the flow of the liquid in the main trough, and wherein the deflecting surfaces are formed by inclined small troughs or intermediate buckets disposed at the entrance of the main trough which impart to the liquid a direction close to the direction of the flow of the liquid in the bottom of the main trough.
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