George Bruyn

US Patent:

5185106, Feb 9, 1993

Filed:

Aug 19, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/747286

Inventors:

Gilbert K. Chen - Farmers Branch TX
Robert McKelvy - Dallas TX
Jorge A. Bonilla - Dallas TX
Don Glaspie - Dallas TX
George De Bruyn - Irving TX

Assignee:

Glitsch, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

B01F 500
B01F 304

US Classification:

2611121

Abstract:

Method of and apparatus for multi-phase contact utilizing louvered structured packing. the packing is provided in corrugated sheets and between the fold lines of the corrugations, and a plurality of large louvered openings are disposed in generally parallel spaced relationship. An array of small louvers is disposed across the sheets, and each of the louvers is oriented for selectively vectoring the flow of liquid-vapor or liquid-liquid around and through the corrugated sheets when disposed within a chemical process tower.

US Patent:

5188773, Feb 23, 1993

Filed:

Aug 19, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/747184

Inventors:

Gilbert K. Chen - Farmers Branch TX
Robert McKelvy - Dallas TX
Jorge A. Bonilla - Dallas TX
Don Glaspie - Dallas TX
George De Bruyn - Irving TX

Assignee:

Glitsch, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

B01F 500
B01F 304

US Classification:

2611122

Abstract:

Method of and apparatus for multi-phase contact utilizing louvered structured packing. The packing is provided in corrugated sheets and between the fold lines of the corrugations; a plurality of large louvered openings are disposed in generally parallel spaced relationship. An array of small louvers is disposed between the large louvers. Each of the louvers is oriented for selectively vectoring a liquid-liquid or liquid-vapor around and through the corrugated sheets when disposed within a process tower.