US3278170A
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Apparatus for placing gases and liquids into intimate contact
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-15
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1983-08-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Moritz Jean
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:47
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F23/233; B01F23/2331; C; C01; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/69; C01B17/74; C01B17/76; C01B17/80; C01B17/806; B01D; B01D47/00; B01D47/02; B01D47/021; B01F23/23312; B01F23/2334; B01F23/23342; B01F23/2336; B01F23/23363
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
APPARATUS FOR PLACING GAS AND LIQUID INTO INTIMATE CONTACT, COMPRISING A CONTAINER FOR THE LIQUID, AN ANNULAR OUTLET NOZZLE DISPOSED IN THE CONTAINER AND COMPRISED OF TWO CIRCULAR PLATES THAT ARE SPACED APART AND COAXIAL ABOUT AN UPRIGHT AXIS WITH THEIR RADIALLY OUTER EDGES DEFINING BETWEEN THEM AN ANNULAR OUTLET ORIFICE WHICH IS POSITIONED BE TO BE IMMERSED IN THE LIQUID, A CIRCULAR DEFLECTOR COAXIAL WITH AND SPACED BETWEEN THE PLATES, THE DEFLECTOR HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH, UNOBSTRUCTED OPPOSITE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES THAT CONVERGE RADIALLY OUTWARDLY, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A GAS DOWNWARDLY AGAINST SAID UPPER SURFACE OF THE DEFLECTOR, AND MEANS FOR PROJECTING A LIQUID UPWARDLY AGAINST SAID LOWER SURFACE OF THE DEFLECTOR THEREBY TO PROMOTE PARALLEL FLOW OF LIQUID AND GAS RADIALLY OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE DEFLECTOR, SAID DEFLECTOR BEING SPACED FROM SAID PROJECTING MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OF LIQUID FLOW TOWARD SAID DEFLECTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
APPARATUS FOR PLACING GAS AND LIQUID INTO INTIMATE CONTACT, COMPRISING A CONTAINER FOR THE LIQUID, AN ANNULAR OUTLET NOZZLE DISPOSED IN THE CONTAINER AND COMPRISED OF TWO CIRCULAR PLATES THAT ARE SPACED APART AND COAXIAL ABOUT AN UPRIGHT AXIS WITH THEIR RADIALLY OUTER EDGES DEFINING BETWEEN THEM AN ANNULAR OUTLET ORIFICE WHICH IS POSITIONED BE TO BE IMMERSED IN THE LIQUID, A CIRCULAR DEFLECTOR COAXIAL WITH AND SPACED BETWEEN THE PLATES, THE DEFLECTOR HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY SMOOTH, UNOBSTRUCTED OPPOSITE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES THAT CONVERGE RADIALLY OUTWARDLY, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A GAS DOWNWARDLY AGAINST SAID UPPER SURFACE OF THE DEFLECTOR, AND MEANS FOR PROJECTING A LIQUID UPWARDLY AGAINST SAID LOWER SURFACE OF THE DEFLECTOR THEREBY TO PROMOTE PARALLEL FLOW OF LIQUID AND GAS RADIALLY OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE DEFLECTOR, SAID DEFLECTOR BEING SPACED FROM SAID PROJECTING MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OF LIQUID FLOW TOWARD SAID DEFLECTOR.
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