Sulzer Chemtech

Internals
for packed columns

0699 2501
Table of contents

  7HNL

Introduction 2

Column types 3

Liquid distributors 4

Selection of liquid distributors 4

Splash-plate distributor VEP 5

Channel-type distributors VKG and VKR 6–7

Collector / distributor VS 8

Distributors for corrosive media 9 – 10

Distributors for further applications 11 – 13

Distributor hole size 14

Liquid collectors 15 – 16

Support and locating systems 17

Gas / Liquid inlet systems 18 – 19

Introduction
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Internals for packed columns

Column type
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V]LYHSSJVS\TUOLPNO[HUK[OLTHU
OVSLPUZPKLKPHTL[LY

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Flanged columns Welded vessel columns

7HJRPUNZHUKPU[LYUHSZHYLPUZ[HS 7HJRPUNHUKZLNTLU[HSPU[LYUHSZ
SLK[OYV\NO[OLJVS\TUMSHUNL HYLPUZ[HSSLK[OYV\NOTHUOVSLZ


Liquid distributors

Selection of liquid distributors

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MVY`V\YWYVJLZZHWWSPJH[PVU



Collector/distributor, VS

0600 2512-3



Channel-type distributor, VKG

 High-liquid
load distributor, VKH/VEH
:WLJPMPJSPX\PKSVHKTTO

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0600 2503-3

Channel-type distributor
VKG1) VKR1) Splash-plate distributor, VEP


Splash-plate distributor, VEPW

 0600 2507-2

Low-liquid load distributor,

VKRPW1) Midget load distributor VEPK
MP
   
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J\Z[VTKLZPNULKKPZ[YPI\[VYZ[OH[^PSSMP[`V\YZWLJPMPJYLX\PYLTLU[Z

Liquid distributors

Splash-plate distributor VEP

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PZ :\SaLY *OLT[LJO»Z TVZ[ ^PKLS`
\ZLKKPZ[YPI\[VY

0[Z WH[LU[LK KPZJOHYNL Z`Z[LT OHZ

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KPUNLMMLJ[VM[OLZWSHZOWSH[L

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[PVUHSKPZJOHYNLZ`Z[LTZ

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HUK[OLSH[LYHSKPZJOHYNLVMSPX\PK

;OLMLLKSPX\PKPZWYLKPZ[YPI\[LKH[ 0600 2503-3

H WYLJPZLS` JVU[YVSSLK YH[L MYVT H

THPUJOHUULSTV\U[LKHIV]LPU[V
[OLPUKP]PK\HSHYTJOHUULSZ

Splash-plate distributor VEPW

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ZWSHZOWSH[L KPZ[YPI\[VY =,7> PZ
\ZLK [V HJJVTTVKH[L SPX\PK SVHKZ
HZSV^HZTTO

3V^WYLZZ\YLKYVWHUKUVLU[YHPU
TLU[\W[V-7H
0600 2514

+PZJOHYNLZ`Z[LT=,7

Specifications

+PHTL[LY %T
3PX\PKSVHK [VTTO=,7>![VTTO
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7H
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU :SPNO[
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ *HUILSL]LSSLKI`HKL]PJLZ\WWVY[LKVU[OLWHJRPUN
:WLJPHSUV[L 0MYLX\PYLK[OPZKPZ[YPI\[VYJHUILJVUZ[Y\J[LKHZHZLSMZ\WWVY[PUN\UP[
LNMVY\ZL^P[OYHUKVTWHJRPUNZ


Liquid distributors

Channel-type distributor with

bottom holes VKG
;OL JOHUULS[`WL KPZ[YPI\[VY =2.
OHZ ILLU Z\JJLZZM\SSS` \ZLK MVY
THU` `LHYZ PU JVS\TUZ \W [V  T
KPHTL[LY

0[ PZ VUL WPLJL KPZ[YPI\[VY ^P[O PU

[LNYHS JOHUULSZ H[[HJOLK Z\P[HISL
MVY PUZ[HSSH[PVU [OYV\NO H YLTV
]HISLOLHKVMH]LZZLS(ZLNTLU[HS
]LYZPVU JHU IL PUZ[HSSLK [OYV\NO H
THUOVSLPUSHYNLY]LZZLSZ

;OLSPX\PKPZMLKPU[VHSHYNLJLU[LY 0600 2507-6

JOHUULS [OLU KPZ[YPI\[LK [OYV\NO
OVSLZPU[OLPUKP]PK\HSJOHUULSIV[
[VTVU[V[OLWHJRPUN;OL=2.KPZ
[YPI\[VYPZUV[YLJVTTLUKLKH[SV^
SPX\PKSVHKZ^OLUZ\ZWLUKLKZVSPKZ
HYLWYLZLU[

0600 2507-7

+PZJOHYNLZ`Z[LT=2.

Specifications

+PHTL[LY [VT"MSHUNLKKLZPNUHIV]LT
3PX\PKSVHK [VTTO
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7H
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU ([SV^SPX\PKSVHKZ
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ *HUILSL]LSSLKI`TLHUZVMSVJH[PUNVYZ\ZWLUZPVUKL]PJL
:WLJPHSUV[L 0UHKKP[PVUHWYLKPZ[YPI\[PVUZ`Z[LTPZ\ZLKH[OPNOSPX\PKSVHKZHUK
SHYNLYJVS\TUKPHTL[LYZ


Liquid distributors

Channel-type distributor with

lateral tubes VKR
;OL JOHUULS[`WL KPZ[YPI\[VY =29
YLZLTISLZ [OL KPZ[YPI\[VY =2. L_
JLW[ [OH[ P[ \ZLZ [\ILZ H[ [OL ZPKL
VM[OLJOHUULSZYH[OLY[OHUOVSLZPU
[OLJOHUULSIV[[VT[VKPZ[YPI\[L[OL
SPX\PK VU[V [OL WHJRPUN ;OPZ MLH
[\YLTHRLZ[OLKPZ[YPI\[VY=29SLZZ
Z\ZJLW[PISL[VWS\NNPUN

;OLT\S[PWSLZ[HNL]LYZPVUPZHISL[V
OHUKSLIYVHKSPX\PKSVHKPUNYHUNLZ
\W[V!;OLYHUNLVMSPX\PKSVH
KPUN T\Z[ IL JHYLM\SS` JVUZPKLYLK
^OLUKLZPNUPUNHKPZ[YPI\[VY=29

0601 2503

Low-liquid load distributor

VKRPW
-VY L_[YLTLS` SV^SPX\PK SVHKZ [OL
ZWLJPHS JOHUULS KPZ[YPI\[VY =29
7>PZ\ZLK[VHJJVTTVKH[LSPX\PK
SVHKZHZSV^HZTTO0[ZOHZ
H Z\WWSLTLU[HS SPX\PK KPZ[YPI\[PVU
Z`Z[LT ILULH[O LHJO [\IL [V KPZ
[YPI\[LL_[YLTLS`SV^SPX\PK]VS\TL 0601 2501 0600 2507-10

L]LUS`[V[OLWHJRPUN

 =29 +PZJOHYNLZ`Z[LT=297>

Specifications
+PHTL[LY %T
3PX\PKSVHK [VTTOMVY=29"[VTTOMVY=297>
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_"T\S[PWSLZ[HNLKPZ[YPI\[VY!
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7HMVY=29"\W[VMVY7HMVY=297>
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU :SPNO[
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ *HUILSL]LSSLKI`TLHUZVMSVJH[PUNVYZ\ZWLUZPVUKL]PJL
:WLJPHSUV[L ;OLSV^SPX\PKSVHKKPZ[YPI\[VYPZJVUZ[Y\J[LKPUKPHTL[LYZ\W[VT


Liquid distributors

Collector / distributor VS
;OLJVSSLJ[VYKPZ[YPI\[VY=:PZ\ZLK
^OLUL]LYJVSSLJ[PVUHUKYLKPZ[YPI\
[PVUVMSPX\PKPZYLX\PYLKH[]LY`OPNO
SPX\PKSVHKZ0[YLZLTISLZHJOPTUL`
[YH`"OV^L]LY[OLJOPTUL`HYYHUNL
TLU[ PZ J\Z[VT KLZPNULK MVY `V\Y
HWWSPJH[PVU»Z SPX\PK KPZ[YPI\[PVU HUK
WYLZZ\YLKYVWYLX\PYLTLU[Z

-VY TVKLYH[L SPX\PK SVHKZ HWWSPJH

[PVUZ^OLYLSPX\PKTP_PUNPZPTWVY
[HU[ H ZLWHYH[L HJJ\T\SH[VY [YH`
T\Z[JVSSLJ[[OLSPX\PKHUKMLLKP[[V
HSPX\PKKPZ[YPI\[VYSVJH[LKILSV^P[
0600 2512-3

Specifications
+PHTL[LY T
3PX\PKSVHK %TTO
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7H
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU :SPNO[
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ ;YH`JVUZ[Y\J[PVUIVS[LKHUKZ\WWVY[LKVUYPUN^P[OJOPTUL`[`WLZ 
JVYYLZWVUKPUN[VO`KYH\SPJYLX\PYLTLU[Z
:WLJPHSUV[L ;Y\ZZZ\WWVY[ZHYL\ZLKPUSHYNLJVS\TUKPHTL[LYZ


Liquid distributors for corrosive media

Plastic distributor
;OL IV[[VTOVSL KPZ[YPI\[VY =,.
HUK [OL JOHUULS[`WL KPZ[YPI\[VY
=29HYLH]HPSHISLPU777=+-7=*
HUKV[OLYWSHZ[PJTH[LYPHSZ

;OL TH_PT\T VWLYH[PUN [LTWLYH

[\YL PZ  [V  V* KLWLUKPUN VU
WSHZ[PJTH[LYPHS

0600 2503-7

Specifications
+PHTL[LY T
3PX\PKSVHK TTO
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_"T\S[PWSLZ[HNL!
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7H
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU :SPNO[MVY=29
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ :\WWVY[LKVU[OLWHJRPUN

Graphite distributor VSTG

;OL VULWPLJL KPZ[YPI\[VY =:;. PZ
JVUZ[Y\J[LK VM NYHWOP[L MVY \ZL PU
OPNOS` JVYYVZP]L LU]PYVUTLU[Z 0[
\ZLZ [\ILZ ^P[O SH[LYHS V\[SL[Z [V
KPZ[YPI\[L [OL SPX\PK VU[V [OL WH
JRPUN 0[ PZ PUZ[HSSLK PU MSHUNLK JV
S\TUVUS`

.YHWOP[L KPZ[YPI\[VYZ =:;. JHU IL

\ZLK [V JVSSLJ[ HUK YLKPZ[YPI\[L SP
X\PKZIL[^LLUWHJRLKZLJ[PVUZ
0600 2512-1

Specifications
+PHTL[LY T
3PX\PKSVHK [VTTO
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_T\S[PWSLZ[HNL!
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7H
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU :SPNO[
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ :\WWVY[LKVU[OLWHJRPUN
Liquid distributors for corrosive media

Glass distributor VRGG

;OLKPZ[YPI\[VY=9..PZTHKLVMNSHZZ
MVY\ZLPUZTHSSJVS\TUZ;OLWH[LU
[LK JSVZLK [\IL KPZJOHYNL Z`Z[LT
OHZ ZWLJPHS V\[SL[Z VU [OL \UKLY
ZPKLVM[OLKPZ[YPI\[PVU[\ILZ[VKPZ
[YPI\[L[OLSPX\PKVU[V[OLWHJRPUN

0[PZHVULWPLJLKPZ[YPI\[VY[OH[JHU
ILPUZ[HSSLK[OYV\NOHJVS\TUMSHUNL
I`MVSSV^PUN[OLWYLZJYPILKPUZ[HSSH
[PVUWYVJLK\YLZ 0600 2511-3

Specifications
+PHTL[LY T
3PX\PKSVHK [VTTO
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[` [VKYPWWVPU[ZWLYT
;\YUKV^UYH[PV !TH_
.HZSVHK -MHJ[VY\W[V7H
:LUZP[P]P[`[VJVU[HTPUH[PVU /PNO
*VUZ[Y\J[PVUKL[HPSZ :\WWVY[LKVU[OLWHJRPUN


Liquid distributors for further applications

Spray nozzle distributor VRD

;OLZWYH`UVaaSLKPZ[YPI\[VY=9+PZ
ZWLJPHSS` KLZPNULK MVY HUK \ZLK PU
YLMPULY`HUKZJY\IILYJVS\TUZ7YV
WLYZWYH`UVaaSLZLSLJ[PVUPZJY\JPHS
[V[OLVWLYH[PVUVM`V\YJVS\TUZ

:\SaLY *OLT[LJO ZWLJPHSPZ[Z ^PSS

OLSW`V\JOVZLMYVTH]HYPL[`VMM\SS
JVUL H_PHS HUK [HUNLU[PHS UVaaSLZ
[VJ\Z[VTPaL`V\YZWYH`WH[[LYUZ[V
`V\Y ZWLJPMPJ HWWSPJH[PVU»Z YLX\PYL
TLU[Z

0600 2511-6

Midget load distributor VEPK

;OPZ KPZ[YPI\[VY PZ HWWSPLK MVY ]LY`
SV^SPX\PKSVHKZ#STO

;OLVYPMPJLZHYLWSHJLKPUZPKL^HSSZ
[VHSSV^JH[JOPUNVMZPURPUNKPY[

0609 2500-3

High-liquid load
distributor VKH/VEH
;OL KPZ[YPI\[VY =2/ PZ \ZLK MVY
OPNO SPX\PK SVHKZ LN NYLH[LY [OHU
TTO;OPZPZHUL_JLSSLU[UVU
WS\NNPUN KPZ[YPI\[VY ;OL SPX\PK PZ
KPZJOHYNLK SH[LYHSS` MYVT YLJ[HUN\
SHYJOHUULSZVU[V[OLWHJRPUN

0609 2500-5


Liquid distributors for further applications

Bottom-hole distributor VEG

;OL KPZ[YPI\[VY =,. YLZLTISLZ [OL
^PKLS` \ZLK ZWSHZOWSH[L KPZ[YPI\
[VY =,7 ;OL KPMMLYLUJL PZ [OH[ [OL
SPX\PK PZ KPZJOHYNLK [OYV\NO OVSLZ
PU[OLJOHUULSIV[[VTZYH[OLY[OHU
SH[LYHSS` HNHPUZ[ H ]LY[PJHS IHMMSL 0[
PZUV[YLJVTTLUKLKMVYSPX\PKZJVU
[HPUPUNZVSPKZ

0600 2503-6

Lateral distributor VER 

;OL SPX\PK PZ KPZJOHYNLK SH[LYHSS`
HUKN\PKLKI`JVUK\J[PUNLSLTLU[Z
[V[OLWHJRPUNZ\YMHJL

;OL KPZ[YPI\[VY HSSV^Z OPNO ]HWVY

SVHKZ-%7H

0609 2500-3

Tube distributor VRG

;OL KPZ[YPI\[VY PZ UVU ZLUZP[P]L VU
TV]PUN JVUKP[PVUZ SPRL JVS\TUZ
VWLYH[LKVMMZOVYLVYVU]LZZLSZ3P
X\PKPZKPZJOHYNLKMYVT[OL\UKLY
ZPKLVM[OL[\ILZ;OPZKPZ[YPI\[VYPZ
UV[Z\P[LKMVYSPX\PKZJVU[HPUPUNZV
SPKZVYJVU[HTPUH[PVU

0600 2511-5


Liquid distributors for further applications

Extraction distributor VRX

;OL KPZ[YPI\[VY =9? PZ H [^VZ[HNL
KPZ[YPI\[VYMVY\ZLPUWHJRLKSPX\PK
SPX\PK L_[YHJ[PVU JVS\TUZ 0[Z ZWL
JPHSKLZPNUZWLJPMPJMVYJVU[PU\V\Z
HUKKPZWLYZLKWOHZLWYL]LU[ZLT\S
ZPVUZ MYVT VJJ\YYPUN L]LU ^OLU
Z\YMHJL[LUZPVUZHYLSV^

0600 2511-1

Radial distributor VFS

;OLKPZ[YPI\[VY=-:^HZKL]LSVWLK
HUK LZWLJPHSS` KLZPNULK MVY LT\S
ZPVUZ HUK SPX\PKZ ^P[O OPNO ZVSPKZ
JVU[LU[Z0[\ZLZVWLUYHKPHSJOHU
ULSZ ^P[O KLMSLJ[VY WSH[LZ [V KPYLJ[
[OLSPX\PKVU[V[OLWHJRPUN

;OLKPZ[YPI\[VYPZHJVZ[LMMPJPLU[ZV
S\[PVUMVYHWWSPJH[PVUZ^OLYLZVTL
^OH[PUJYLHZLKSPX\PKTHSKPZ[YPI\[P
VUJHUIL[VSLYH[LK

0600 2502-1

Slotted distributor VES

;OLKPZ[YPI\[VY=,:PZ\ZLK[VKPZ[YP
I\[L SPX\PKZ JVU[HPUPUN JH[HS`Z[ YL
ZPK\LZ 0[ \ZLZ VWLU JOHUULSZ ^P[O
SH[LYHSZSV[ZHUKKLMSLJ[VYWSH[LZ[V
KPZ[YPI\[L[OLSPX\PK

0600 2503-8


Liquid distributors

Outlet hole sizes in distributor channels

;OLMVSSV^PUN[HISLLUHISLZ[OLKL
[LYTPUH[PVU VM HWWYV_PTH[L KPZ[YP
I\[VY JOHUULS OVSL ZPaLZ H[ UVYTHS
SPX\PKSVHKPUNZ
;OLOVSLZPaLJHUILYV\NOS`KL[LY
TPULK PU YLSH[PVU [V [OL SPX\PK SVHK
HUK [OL YLX\PYLK KYPWWVPU[ KLUZP
[`;OLJOVPJLVMKYPWWVPU[KLUZP[`
T\Z[ IL THKL PU HJJVYKHUJL ^P[O
[OLZWLJPMPJZ\YMHJLHYLHVM[OLWH
JRPUN \ZLK ,_HJ[ OVSL ZPaLZ ^PSS IL
KL[LYTPULK I` :\SaLY *OLT[LJOºZ
ZWLJPHSPZ[ZHM[LYHSSULJLZZHY`WHYH
TL[LYZ OH]L ILLU KLMPULK 0U [OPZ
^H` `V\Y KPZ[YPI\[VY ^PSS IL JVUMP
N\YLK [V TH[JO `V\Y HWWSPJH[PVU
HUKHJOPL]LVW[PTHSO`KYH\SPJJVU
KP[PVUZ

VEP splash-plate 0
+YPWWVPU[KLUZP[`=+MPN\YLZJVU 2
OVSLZPaLTT

ZPKLY [OL KPZ[YPI\[PVU LMMLJ[ VM [OL 4

ZWSHZOWSH[L
6
8
10
12
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
L (m3/m2h)
VD 80 VD 160 VD 200 VD 330

0
Hole sizes in other distributors
4
OVSLZPaLTT

12

16

20
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
L (m3/m2h)

Distributor test rig

(SS :\SaLY *OLT[LJO SPX\PK KPZ[YPI\
[VYJVUMPN\YH[PVUZHYLYV\[PULS`WLYMVY
THUJL[LZ[LKPU:\SaLY*OLT[LJO»Z 0600 2511-3
SPX\PKKPZ[YPI\[VY[LZ[YPNWYPVY[VKL
SP]LY` 4PUPT\T HUK TH_PT\T MSV^
YH[LZ TLHZ\YLTLU[Z HYL HS^H`Z
WLYMVYTLK :\YMHJL HYLH TLHZ\YL
TLU[Z HYL WVZZPISL ^P[O [OL KL[LJ
[PVUVMZ[HUKHYKKL]PH[PVUZ

Distributor test rig 0600 2566-1


Liquid collectors

Vane collector SL
;OLJVSSLJ[VY:3PZ\ZLKHZHZLWH
YH[L\UP[[VHJJ\T\SH[LSPX\PKZMYVT
WHJRLK ZLJ[PVUZ ^P[OPU H JVS\TU
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