Abstract:
The invention relates to a column for performing gas/liquid mass-transfer processes, wherein at least one sluice (15) bounded by an upper separating base (17) and a lower separating base (19) is accommodated in the column (27), which sluice is designed in such a way that gas (23) flows through the sluice (15) and a liquid (25) lying on the upper separating base (17) during the mass-transfer process, the liquid (25) flows into the sluice (15) to the lower separating base (19) when the gas supply is interrupted, and the liquid (25) drains downward from the sluice (15) when gas is supplied again. The lower separating base (19) comprises a rigidly mountable base (1) having at least one opening (3) and a rotatable base (13), which is connected to a rotatable shaft (21), which is fed through the rigidly mountable base (1), such that the rotatable base (13) can be rotated in relation to the rigidly mountable base (1), wherein the rotatable base (13) of the lower separating base (19) is designed in such a way that the at least one opening (3) in the rigidly mountable base (1) is closed in a first position of the rotatable base (13) and can be opened by rotating the rotatable base (13).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a valve for carrying out a mass transfer process, which is accommodated in a separation tray comprising a top (3) and a bottom (5) tray, wherein a sluice (1) is configured between the top tray (3) and the bottom tray (5), wherein the valve (13) comprises a closing element (11) which is designed such that an opening (9) in the bottom tray (5) of the sluice (1) can be closed with the closing element (11) in a first valve position, so that fluid can flow from the upper tray (3) into the sluice (1), and the opening (9) in the lower tray (5) is open in a second valve position, and an opening (7) in the top tray (3) is open so that gas can flow through the sluice (1) and through the fluid on the top tray (3). The closing element (11) is configured in the form of a hood, which comprises a casing (23) having openings (21) which are positioned such that in the second valve position gas can flow through the openings (21) into the fluid on the top tray (3), and wherein a flue (15) is also comprised, wherein the closing element (11) configured as a hood and the flue (15) are designed such that the cross-section of the flue (15) is smaller than the cross-section of the closing element (11) configured as a hood, and wherein the flue (15) is connected to the bottom tray (5) of the sluice (1) and protrudes into the sluice (1), or wherein the flue (15) is connected to the closing element (11) configured as a hood.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for carrying out a mass transfer process in a column (1) which comprises at least two separation trays (5), each separation tray (5) having an upper plate (7) and a lower plate (9), with a sluice (13) being formed between the plates (7, 9), and valves (11) that are designed such as to allow gas to flow through the separation tray (5), liquid from the upper plate (7) flowing into the sluice (13) when the gas flow is disrupted, and the liquid running off from the sluice (13) once the gas supply is re-established. The method comprises the following steps: (a) allowing gas issued through the valves (11) in the separation tray (5) to flow through a liquid that is present on the upper plate (7), the amount of gas being sufficiently large to prevent liquid from flowing back through the valve (11); (b) disrupting the gas supply such that the liquid flows into the sluice (13) through the valves (11); (c) continuing the gas supply, the valves (11) in the lower plate (9) being opened such that the liquid runs off from the sluice (13). The sluice (13) is dimensioned such that once the liquid has run off from the top plate (7) into the sluice (13) not more than 70% of the sluice (13) is filled with liquid. The invention also relates to a valve for carrying out said method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a valve for carrying out a mass transfer process, gas (13) flowing through a liquid (31) that is present on an upper plate (21), the liquid (31) flowing into a sluice (17) below the plate (21) when the gas supply is disrupted and the liquid (31) flowing off from the sluice (17) through a lower plate (19) delimiting the sluice (17) in a downward direction once the gas supply is re-established. The valve (1) comprises a closing element (5) which has a piston rod (5), an upper valve disk (9) and a lower valve disk (7) and is guided in a sleeve (3), the lower valve disk (7), in a first valve position, closing an opening (43) on the lower end of the sleeve (3). The upper valve disk (9) and the lower valve disk (7) are each movably connected to the piston rod (11).