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EP0100554A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for cooling and fluidizing

Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1983-08-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-08-02
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Abstract

Abstract In a process for cooling and fluidizing a bed of particles by passing a cryogen through the bed, said bed being first cooled to a desired operating temperature, the improvement comprising: (a) admixing a liquid cryogen and an inert gas, said gas being at ambient temperature, at a point external, but proximate, to the bed to provide a mixture of liquid cryogen and gas at a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the bed at about the desired operating temperature; (b) introducing the mixture from step (a) into at least two heat transfer coils connected in parallel and located in the bed whereby the desired operating temperature is imparted to the bed, and the liquid cryogen in the mixture vaporizes; and (c) removing the mixture of vaporized liquid cryogen and gas formed in step (b) from the coils and introducing the mixture into the bed to fluidize the bed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert B. Davis
  • 👤 Mark A. Delano

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 02:44
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/1836; B01J8/24; F; F17; F17C; F17C9/00; F17C9/02; F25; F25D; F25D3/00; F25D3/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
In a process for cooling and fluidizing a bed of particles by passing a cryogen tnrough the bed, said bed being first cooled to a desired operating temperature, the improvement comprising: (a) admixing a liquid cryogen and an inert gas, said gas being at ambient temperature, at a point external, but proximate, to the bed to provide a mixture of liquid cryogen and gas at a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the bed at about the desired operating temperature; (b) introducing the mixture from step (a) into, at least two heat transfer coils connected in parallel and located in the bed whereby the desired operating temperature is imparted to the bed, and the liquid cryogen in the mixture vaporizes; and (c) removing the mixture of vaporized liquid cryogen and gas formed in step (b) from the coils and introducing the mixture into the bed to fluidize the bed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
In a process for cooling and fluidizing a bed of particles by passing a cryogen tnrough the bed, said bed being first cooled to a desired operating temperature, the improvement comprising: (a) admixing a liquid cryogen and an inert gas, said gas being at ambient temperature, at a point external, but proximate, to the bed to provide a mixture of liquid cryogen and gas at a temperature sufficiently low to maintain the bed at about the desired operating temperature; (b) introducing the mixture from step (a) into, at least two heat transfer coils connected in parallel and located in the bed whereby the desired operating temperature is imparted to the bed, and the liquid cryogen in the mixture vaporizes; and (c) removing the mixture of vaporized liquid cryogen and gas formed in step (b) from the coils and introducing the mixture into the bed to fluidize the bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The process defined in Claim 1 wherein 3 to 6 heat transfer coils are used.

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