Liquid Distributor and Arrangement

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This patent describes a liquid distributor device designed to supply and evenly distribute liquid over a surface in a pressure-free, planar manner. The system consists of a trough with a perforated base, an inflow for the liquid, and a retaining plate with projecting elements that loosely fit through the holes in the base. This allows the liquid to pass through free areas around these elements, enabling uniform distribution without spraying or the need for pressurization.

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• Distribution of cooling liquids over heat exchangers in refrigeration systems (e.g., shell-and-tube heat exchangers).
• Supplying liquids across material exchange or heat exchange surfaces in sorption-based refrigeration systems (absorption or adsorption systems).
• Even irrigation of surfaces in thermo-technical systems like heat pumps or heat transformers.
• Moistening or wetting of industrial or chemical reactor surfaces where even fluid coverage is necessary.
• Applications where pressure-sensitive or contamination-prone liquids need gentle, gravity-driven distribution.

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• Enables even and efficient liquid distribution across large or complex surfaces without the need for pressurization.
• Minimizes energy consumption by utilizing gravity flow (pressure-free operation), reducing operational costs.
• Less prone to blockage from particulates due to larger fluid path cross-sections compared to spraying nozzles.
• Adaptable design: Distributing elements and holes can be configured for variable flow rates and coverage, accommodating liquids with different viscosities and surface tensions.
• Enhances maintenance: Components can be easily cleaned or adjusted to remove impurities and ensure continued performance.
• Reduces risk of maldistribution, which is critical for consistent cooling, heating, or process quality in heat exchangers or reactors.

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Patent Abstract

The application relates to a liquid distributor (1) for supplying a liquid in a pressure-free manner over a surface area, having a distributor trough (2) with a trough base (3) which, for the purpose of discharging liquid, has an arrangement of holes (5), which extends over at least part of the surface of the trough base (3), having an inflow (4), via which a liquid which is to be distributed can be introduced in the distributor trough (2) such that the liquid introduced accumulates on the trough base (3), and having a retaining device with a retaining plate (7), which is arranged opposite the trough base (3) and at a distance apart therefrom, wherein distributing elements (6), which project from the retaining plate (7) in the direction of the trough base (3), each engage through an associated hole of the arrangement of holes (5) in the trough base (3) and are accommodated loosely therein such that the liquid accumulating on the trough base (3) can be discharged through free hole regions (10), which are not affected by the distributing elements (6) extending through the holes (5).