Abstract:
A fluid bed processing system for particles with an agitation system (12(1)) in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes a product chamber (14) with an interior and a plurality of elongated structures (16). The elongated structures (16) extend at least partially across the interior of the product chamber (14) and are positioned in the product chamber where the particles are located. The fluid bed procesing system also includes a system for engaging the elongated structures to agitate the particles in the product chamber (14).
Abstract:
A fluidized bed furnace in which the height difference between the fluidized beds of the front and rear divided chambers is appropriate and does not cause back mixing. When the vertical position of the communication port (9) for moving the material from the upstream-side divided chamber to the downstream-side divided chamber is 1/4 the height of a fluidized bed, the length of the communication port (9) is more than 100 mm, and the gas nozzle is directed almost vertically upward, arrangements are made so that the distance (x) from the inlet of the communication port (9) to the end face of the upstream-side nozzle is larger than 150 mm, that the distance (x) from the outlet of the communication port (9) to the end face of the downstream-side nozzle is larger than 50 mm, and that in both the upstream-side and downstream-side closed portions of the communication port (9), an angle formed with respect to the horizontal plane by a line connecting the corner of the upper surface of the communication port and the gas blowout opening is set larger than the angle of repose of the powder material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an assembly for providing a laminar gas flow serving, e.g., to form a fluidized mixture of solids with a gas, said assembly comprising a plenum chamber (3) forming a closed space containing a gas infeed pipe (5) for blowing gas into the plenum chamber and a feeder pipe (1) into which said laminar flow is to be formed and whose one end (2) is adapted into said plenum chamber. The lower end (2) of said feeder tube (1) adapted into said plenum chamber (3) is formed into a diffuser mouth (8) of rotationally symmetrical shape having its inner diameter flared in a horn-like manner so that the inner diameter of the tube end is expanded smoothly toward the rim of its diffuser mouth facing the bottom of said plenum chamber (3), and the bottom (10) of said plenum chamber (3) at the area facing said mouth (8) is adapted at a constant distance from the rim of said mouth (8) over the area facing the perimeter of the mouth.
Abstract:
An improved sulfider (10) is provided for receiving high temperature catalysts from the hydrocarbon cracking operation and subjecting the catalyst to a sulfur-containing gas. The sulfider unit (10) includes a plurality of gas injector tubes (34) each individually removable from the sulfider (10) while the gas is continually injected into the sulfider treatment chamber (26) through other of the injection tubes (34). Each injector tube (34) may extend through a lowermost end of the sulfider (10), and has a central tube axis arranged substantially vertically when the tube (34) is mounted to the sulfider housing (12). During service or repair, flow of gas to one of the tubes (34) may be terminated and that tube (34) repaired and placed back in service while the sulfider (10) remains operational, thereby substantially reducing the downtime of the sulfider (10).
Abstract:
A fluidised bed of the kind comprising a container (10) in which is disposed a mass of particulate material (11), there being also provided a sparge pipe assembly such as pipes (14, 15, 16 and 17) which are connected by one or more feed pipes (18 and 19) which are themselves connected externally of the container to a supply of fluidising gases. Said sparge pipes are provided with outlet apertures or nozzles (28) through which the fluidising gases can flow into said particulate material. The or each of said sparge pipes is of endless configuration and the fluidising gases are recirculated within said endless sparge pipes by means of one or more tangentially inclined injectors (21).
Abstract:
An atomizer assembly (100) for atomizing liquid hydrocarbon feed is described. The atomizer assembly (100) includes an inner conduit (102) further 5 including an acceleration segment (108), such that the acceleration segment (108) tapers along the length from an upstream end towards a downstream end, and an outer conduit (120) enclosing the inner conduit (102), and including a shredder plate (126). Further, the atomizer assembly (100) includes a dip tube (114) for accelerating the feed, and is positioned inside the inner conduit (102). The said 10 the dip tube (114) includes an inlet port (118) for receiving feed of accelerating steam, and a plurality of exit holes (116) distributed across its cross section for injecting accelerating steam in the acceleration segment (108) of the inner conduit (102).
Abstract:
A catalyst standpipe comprising a horizontal section, a sloped section, and vertical section, wherein the vertical section comprises one or more ring portions and associated methods and systems.
Abstract:
A fluid dynamic model having at least 5,000,000 cells of the portion of a gas phase reactor from the exit of the condenser to a half a reactor diameter above the bed plate is useful in determining the design of the bottom surface or support structure for a bed plate to minimize liquid pooling below and above the bed plate when operating in condensing mode.
Abstract:
The number of small gels that form in polyolefin thin films may be reduced by altering certain production parameters of the polyolefin. In some instances, the number of small gels may be influenced by the melt index of the polyolefin. However, in many instances, melt index is a critical part of the polyolefin product specification and, therefore, is not manipulated. Two parameters that may be manipulated to mitigate small gel count while maintaining the melt index are polyolefin residence time in the reactor and ICA concentration in the reactor.
Abstract:
The catalyst productivity of a polyolefin catalyst in the methods disclosed herein may be increased by increasing the concentration of an induced condensing agent (ICA) in the reactor system. The effect the increased ICA concentration may have on a melt index may be counteracted, if necessary, in various ways.