APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING INTERNALS WITHIN A MASS TRANSFER COLUMN AND PROCESS INVOLVING SAME

Title:

APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING INTERNALS WITHIN A MASS TRANSFER COLUMN AND PROCESS INVOLVING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/121812

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An elongated support beam is provided for supporting internals such as liquid collectors, liquid distributors, packing supports, or trays within a mass transfer column. The support beam is divided longitudinally into a lower beam segment and an upper beam segment that are joined together by a plurality of connectors at one or more longitudinally spaced-apart positions. The connectors serve to stiffen and resist lateral deflection of the lower and upper beam segments in relation to each other and to transfer the load carried by the upper beam segment to the lower beam segment or vice-versa. By dividing the support beam into lower and upper beam segments, each of the lower and upper beam segments can be passed through a manway opening in a shell of the mass transfer column prior to assembly of the support beam or following disassembly of the support beam within the mass transfer column.

Inventors:

HEADLEY DARRAN MATTHEW (US)
UNRUH BILLY RUSS (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2012/022570

Publication Date:

November 29, 2012

Filing Date:

January 25, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

KOCH GLITSCH LP (US)
HEADLEY DARRAN MATTHEW (US)
UNRUH BILLY RUSS (US)

International Classes:

F15D1/00; B65D88/06

Foreign References:

US20080073881A1	2008-03-27
US20090072098A1	2009-03-19
US20020194795A1	2002-12-26
KR20100102798A	2010-09-27

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