Apparatus for pyrolytic conversion of hydrocarbons

Claim 1

APPARATUS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THE CONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONS WHICH COMPRISES AN ENLARGED ELEVATED CHAMBER, A COAXIALLY POSITIONED, VERTICALLY ELONGATED, ANNULAR CHAMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFORM, A PLURALITY OF OUTER, VERTICALLY SPACED ANNULAR CHAMBERS ENCIRCLING THE ELONGATED VERTICAL CHAMBER, A PLURALITY OF INNER, VERTICALLY SPACED ANNULAR CHAMBERS ENCIRCLED BY THE INNER WALL OF THE VERTICALLY ELONGATED CHAMBER, THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE INNER AND OUTER VERTICALLY SPACED CHAMBERS BEING STAGGERED SO THAT THE UPPER PORTION OF AN INNER CHAMBER IS OPPOSITE THE LOWER PORTION OF AN OUTER CHAMBER AND THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID INNER CHAMBER IS OPPOSITE THE UPPER PORTION OF THE NEXT LOWER OUTER CHAMBER, EACH INNER AND OUTER CHAMBER COMMUNICATING WITH THE VERTICALLY ELONGATED ANNULAR CHAMBER THROUGH LOUVERS IN THE WALLS OF THE LATTER, THE SLATS OF THE LOUVERS ENTENDING UPWARDLY INTO THE RESPECTIVE VERTICALLY SPACED CHAMBERS, A COOLING COIL POSITIONED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE VERTICALLY ELONGATED CHAMBER, CONDIUT MEANS LEADING UPWARDLY INTO THE LOWER END OF THE ENLARGED ELEVATED CHAMBER AND ADAPTED TO THE PASSAGE OF A SUSPENSION OF FINELY DIVIDED SOLIDS IN HYDROCARBON VAPORS THERETO A CONNECTION FOR INJECTING REACTANT VAPORS INTO THE LOWER END OF THE LAST SAID CONDUIT, A CONNECTING PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF THE VERTICALLY ELONGATED ANNULAR CHAMBER WITH THE LOWER END OF THE LAST SAID CONDUIT CONNECTIONS TO THE LOWER AND AT LEAST TWO INTERMEDIATE VERTICALLY SPACED OUTER CHAMBERS, RESPECTIVELY AND A CONNECTING PASSGEWAY LEADING FROM THE UPPER END OF THE ENLARGED ELEVATED CHAMBER TO THE UPPERMOST OF THE OUTER VERTICALLY CHAMBERS.