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Multireactor pebble heater process and apparatus

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1949-06-13
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Granted: 1954-03-02
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Expires: 1969-06-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter A Goldtrap

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 20:25
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/08; B01J8/087; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00026; B01J2208/00035; B01J2208/00088; B01J2208/00327; B01J2208/00336; B01J2208/0038; B01J2208/0053

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
THE PROCESS OF SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRYING ON TWO REACTIONS UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF GRAVITATING A FLUENT MASS OF PEBBLES THROUGH A HEATER ZONE; HEATING SAID PEBBLES MASS IN SAID HEATER ZONE; GRAVITATING SAID PEBBLES FROM SAID HEATER ZONE; GRAVITATING A FIRST PORTION OF SAID PEBBLES TO THE UPPER PORTION OF A FIRST REACTION ZONE; GRAVITATING A SECOND PORITON OF SAID HEATED PEBBLES AT THE TEMPERATURE LOWER THAN THAT OF SAID FIRST PORION OF HEATED PEBBLES TO THE UPPER PORTION OF A SECOND REACTION ZONE; PASSING A FIRST REACTANT MATERIAL INTO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST REACTION ZONE AND UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH IN DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE WITH SAID HEATED PEBBLES THEREIN; PASSING A SECOND REACTANT MATERIAL INTO THE LOWER PORITION OF SAID SECOND REACTION ZONE AND UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH IN DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE WITH SAID SECOND PEBBLE PORTION THEREIN; REMOVING REACTION PRODUCTS FROM THE UP-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
THE PROCESS OF SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRYING ON TWO REACTIONS UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF GRAVITATING A FLUENT MASS OF PEBBLES THROUGH A HEATER ZONE; HEATING SAID PEBBLES MASS IN SAID HEATER ZONE; GRAVITATING SAID PEBBLES FROM SAID HEATER ZONE; GRAVITATING A FIRST PORTION OF SAID PEBBLES TO THE UPPER PORTION OF A FIRST REACTION ZONE; GRAVITATING A SECOND PORITON OF SAID HEATED PEBBLES AT THE TEMPERATURE LOWER THAN THAT OF SAID FIRST PORION OF HEATED PEBBLES TO THE UPPER PORTION OF A SECOND REACTION ZONE; PASSING A FIRST REACTANT MATERIAL INTO THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST REACTION ZONE AND UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH IN DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE WITH SAID HEATED PEBBLES THEREIN; PASSING A SECOND REACTANT MATERIAL INTO THE LOWER PORITION OF SAID SECOND REACTION ZONE AND UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH IN DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE WITH SAID SECOND PEBBLE PORTION THEREIN; REMOVING REACTION PRODUCTS FROM THE UP-

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