HORIZONTAL ABSORBER Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: gas drying associated with chemical, petrochemical and gas industries. SUBSTANCE: proposed absorber comprises plurality of mass-exchange units arranged in series inside pipeline, latter being provided with inlet and outlet branch pipes for supply and withdrawal of contacting gas/liquid phases, and with terminal separators. Pipeline sections with accommodated therein mass-exchange units are arranged at different levels, upper-level pipeline sections being communicated with lower-level ones through pipe conduit for withdrawal of partially saturated absorbent. Latter, after being regenerated, is recycled back to upper-level pipeline section through special feed branch pipe. EFFECT: high-capacity horizontal absorber for gas drying and for carrying out mass-exchange processes in gas/liquid system. 1 dwg