Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Curved liquid collector trays useful in pressure vessels
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Application No.: US14928142Application Date: 2015-10-30
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Publication No.: US09757663B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: Jaan Taagepera
- Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- Current Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Agent Karen R. DiDomenicis
- Main IPC: B01F3/04
- IPC: B01F3/04 ; B01D3/32 ; B01D3/20

Abstract:
Disclosed is a collector tray for collecting liquid in a pressure vessel such as a distillation column. The collector tray includes a liquid collecting surface having a curved shape such that the liquid collecting surface is generally upwardly concave or upwardly convex, and includes at least one chimney through the collector tray. The collector tray can be formed by attaching a plurality of collector tray panels to one another to form the collector tray having the liquid collecting surface. Methods for installing the collector tray and retrofitting a pressure vessel are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170120162A1 CURVED LIQUID COLLECTOR TRAYS USEFUL IN PRESSURE VESSELS Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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