Abstract:
An outer enclosed pressure container is formed of a simple steel material. An inner enclosed container is positioned within the pressure container such that there is an intermediate space therebetween. Catalyst layers are provided within the inner container. A gas containing a reducing component and water vapor are introduced into the inner container and are therein reacted by means of the catalyst to perform a desired reducing reaction. At least part of the water vapor is alone introduced into the intermediate space to thereby pressurize the intermediate space to substantially the same pressure as occurs within the inner container. The water vapor in the intermediate space operates to protect the wall of the pressure container from the temperatures occurring due to the catalytic reaction within the inner container. The water vapor is removed from the intermediate space and is at least partially added to the gas containing a reducing component before the introduction thereof into the inner container.
Abstract:
A vessel is formed with a peripheral flange upon which a lid is positionable to form a chamber within the vessel. The lid and flange are provided with juxtaposed grooves carrying a sealing member therebetween and a locking strip around the periphery of the pressure vessel for engagement with bolts secured to the lid.
Abstract:
The rapid closure device for the pressurization of vessels used primarily for isostatic pressing of sintered powders comprises a removable jack-operated spherical plug valve fitted within a cylindrical shell between a double-acting piston slidably mounted in an adjustable seal plug and a valve-seat lining placed in the trued base of the shell. The plug valve is rotated and maintained in the closed position by means of a fluid under pressure which is also directed towards an adjustable pressure multiplier comprising a two-stage ram slidably mounted within a low-pressure cylinder and a highpressure cylinder.
Abstract:
The door of a horizontally disposed pressure vessel is adjustably supported by a track mounted trolley for reciprocation between door closed and opened positions. The door is provided with apertures for freely receiving trolley mounted pins, which are employed to support an outer end of a material supporting carriage movable from within the pressure vessel as the door is moved towards its opened position. The apertures are sealed by flexible metal bellows. Independent movements of the carriage and door relative to the trolley permit the door to be properly seated in a closed condition under varying carriage loading and/or pressure vessel thermal distortion conditions.
Abstract:
A pressure chamber in a vessel is closed by a cover which is recessed in the vessel in abutment with a shoulder thereof and retained therein by a detachable support assembly. A semitoroidal sealing member is received in an annular chamber formed by the cover, the support assembly and the inner wall of the vessel and the sealing member opens outwardly and one circumferential edge of the sealing member is welded to the cover and the other circumferential edge is welded to the inner wall of the vessel. The support assembly is constituted by a subdivided annular member partially received in a circumferential recess in the wall of the vessel and an annular inner locking member within the subdivided member and detachably secured to the cover.