Abstract: A high velocity gas absorber for desulfurization of flue gas has a uniquely formed awning and inlet having an inclined awning extending upwardly from the inlet at an angle between 5 and 20 degrees and having strategically placed triangularly shaped gutters therealong for drawing the liquid flow across the inlet while the inlet bottom plate is inclined downward at an angle of approximately 60 degrees of the inlet horizontal bottom plate into the liquid of the absorber's recirculation tank to reduce splash into the inlet.

Abstract: A wet flue gas desulfurization scrubbing tower has means therein for evenly distributing the flue gas flowing through the tower for more efficient treatment therein including a ring plenum for evenly exhausting the flue gas around the periphery of the tower through a series of differently sized openings and a centrally located annular opening for evenly exhausting the flue gas to the center of the tower.

Abstract: A wet flue gas desulfurization scrubbing tower has means therein for evenly distributing the flue gas flowing through the tower for more efficient treatment therein including a ring plenum for evenly exhausting the flue gas around the periphery of the tower through a series of differently sized openings and a centrally located annular opening for evenly exhausting the flue gas to the center of the tower.

Abstract: A dual-fluid low pressure drop atomizer utilizes extended wear life material and comprises a nozzle head having a chamber therein for receiving a mixture of a first compressible fluid and a second fluid containing solids. The nozzle head also has an orifice therein communicating with and adjacent to the mix chamber for discharging jets of the mixture. The orifice and the mix chamber form an approximate right angle therebetween. An inner barrel is connected to the nozzle head at the mix chamber and supplies the first fluid to the nozzle head. An outer barrel is arranged around the inner barrel creating an annulus therebetween and is also connected to the nozzle head for supplying the second fluid to the nozzle head. Wear resistant material provided in the mix chamber reduces erosion within the atomizer head. A plurality of ports are provided in the nozzle head and communicate with the orifice for discharging a jet at a multiplicity of locations.