A gas-liquid contactor includes: a plurality of packing material sections through which exhaust gas passes; and a plurality of liquid distributors provided upon each of the plurality of packing material sections, dispersing a CO.sub.2 absorption liquid caused to come in contact with the exhaust gas, and supplying the CO.sub.2 absorption liquid to the plurality of packing material sections. The plurality of packing material sections include a first packing material layer and a second packing material layer that have provided therein flow paths (111a, 112a) for the CO.sub.2 absorption fluid that each extend in prescribed directions (D2, D3). The first packing material layer and the second packing material layer are characterized by being laminated such that the directions (D2, D3) of extension of the flow paths (111a, 112a) in the flow direction (D1) for the exhaust gas are different from each other.

A structured packing module for a gas phase reactor has a structured packing with a central axis extending along a longitudinal direction, and may further include an inner tube extending coaxially with the structured packing and along the longitudinal direction. The structured packing includes a plurality of corrugated sheets, each arranged circumferentially around the central axis and having a first end and a second end spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction. The corrugated sheets are arranged to radially overlap with each other such that corrugations of adjacently disposed corrugated sheets are arranged in a crisscross relationship. The structured packing module includes a gas flow path comprising at least one inter-sheet gas flow path defined between the adjacently disposed corrugated sheets.

A reactor for carrying out catalytic reactions. The reactor includes a reactor component optionally arranged on a central rod in a reactor tube. The reactor component can have fluid ducts for directing fluid flow through the reactor. The fluid ducts are effective for increasing heat transfer in the reactor. The reactor component can further have a washer attached to a top or bottom surface for directing fluid flow.

A contactor for a heat and/or material exchange column includes an arrangement of two structured packings developing different geometric surface areas and having parallel principal directions. A heat exchange column, a floating structure including such a contactor, and the use of a column equipped with such a contactor are also disclosed.

An apparatus includes an inlet, an outlet, and a sheet disposed proximate a heat transfer surface, wherein the sheet is oriented in a sheet plane that is displaced from a plane of the heat transfer surface by an angle of at least 10 degrees. The apparatus also includes a plurality of tabs attached to the sheet, the tabs lying in respective tab planes, wherein the tab planes and the sheet plane intersect forming respective intersections. The intersections of the tab planes and the sheet plane are substantially parallel. The intersections of the tab planes and the sheet plane are at an angle of less than 88 to the heat transfer surface, and the plurality of tabs collectively form channels directing a fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet to impinge the heat transfer surface.

A gravity liquid distributor a having a lower plate provided with orifices via which a liquid leaves the distributor in order to irrigate a lower element. Parallel parallelepipedal chimneys dedicated to the passage of the ascending gas. The chimneys are distributed over an entire central portion with a circular cross section of the lower plate, which frees up a peripheral channel, which is fluidically connected to the troughs, over the perimeter of the lower plate. A plurality of hats that are able to guide the liquid collected above the troughs towards the peripheral channel, each hat having an elongate rectangular form with two ends, with just one hat per trough, the hat being closed off at just one end such that at least the majority of the liquid collected flows towards the peripheral channel. The hats are oriented at an acute or zero angle with respect to the horizontal.

A thermal exchange pack (10) for a cooling tower includes a plurality of reticular panels (1), each panel defining a longitudinal plane (1a) and a sagittal plane (1b) normal to the longitudinal plane (1a), crossing at a main axis (1c), and extending on the longitudinal plane (1a) in a corrugated way, making fins (2) recurrent along the main axis (1c), arranged in two rows (1) symmetrical in respect of said sagittal plane (1b), extending along corresponding secondary axes (2a) transversal to the main axis (1c) and mutually parallel, each including at least a top crest (20) more spaced from the longitudinal plane (1a) in respect of the remnant fin (2), wherein the panels (1) are mutually stacked in the pack (10), so that each longitudinal plane (1a) is spaced from an adjacent longitudinal plane (1a) through the fins (2), and wherein the pack (10) is so configured, that in operation each longitudinal plane (1a) is parallel to a bottom of a water collection basin of a cooling tower.

A reticular panel (1) for a cooling tower defining a longitudinal plane (1a) and a sagittal plane (1b) normal to the longitudinal plane (1a), crossing in a main axis (1c) and developed on the longitudinal plane (1a) in a corrugated mode, making fins (2) recurrent along the main axis (1c), arranged in two rows (1) symmetrical to said sagittal plane (1b), extending along corresponding secondary axes (2a) transversal to the main axis (1c) and mutually parallel, each row including at least a top crest (20) more spaced from the longitudinal plane (1a) in respect of the rest of the fin (2), wherein each fin (2) includes at least a blade (23) extending parallel to the secondary axis (2a) configured to increase the surface of thermal exchange of the panel (1).

A reticular panel (1) for a cooling tower is disclosed, defining a longitudinal plane (1a) and a sagittal plane (1b), normal to the longitudinal plane (1a), crossing in a main axis (1c), first end edges (3) extending parallel to the main axis (1c) on opposite sides of panel (1) in respect of the sagittal plane (1b), second central edges (4) extending parallel to the main axis (1c) adjacent to the sagittal plane (1b) on opposite sides of panel (1) in respect of the sagittal plane (1b), wherein the panel extends on the longitudinal plane (1a) in a corrugated way, so as to make fins (2) recurrent along the main axis (1c), arranged in two rows (1) symmetrical to said sagittal plane (1b), extending along corresponding secondary axes (2a), transversal to the main axis (1c) and mutually parallel, each fin comprising at least a top crest (20) more spaced from the longitudinal plane (1a) when compared with the remnant part of fin (2), and each defining a first end (21) at the first edge (3) and a second end (22) at the second edge (4), wherein each fin (2) comprises a protuberance (5) protruding transversally to the longitudinal plane (1a) starting form the crest (20) at least at each end (21, 22).

The present invention relates to a packing element for a structured packing including at least two adjacent corrugated sheets, wherein each of the corrugated sheets comprises a plurality of alternately oriented peaks and troughs, wherein adjacent corrugated sheets are oriented such that the corrugations of the adjacent corrugated sheets intersect in crisscross fashion with the corrugations of the corrugated sheets extending obliquely relative to the vertical direction, wherein each corrugated sheet contacts each of the adjacent corrugated sheets at points of intersection between the corrugations of the corrugated sheet and those of the adjacent corrugated sheets, wherein all corrugated sheets are tied together by means of at least one rod, wherein the at least one rod penetrates the corrugated sheets perpendicularly to the longitudinal section of the corrugated sheets, wherein on the at least one rod before the first corrugated sheet of the packing element and/or after the last corrugated sheet of the packing element at least one mounting clip is provided for fixing the corrugated sheets on the rod, wherein the mounting clip comprises a central part forming a coupling portion for coupling the mounting clip to the rod and two opposing lateral parts forming a clamping portion for a clamping engagement with the corrugated sheet, wherein the lateral parts are connected with the central part and angled with respect to the central part.