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Modified spherical reactor
Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1958-04-02
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Granted: 1961-08-15
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Expires: 1978-04-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lyla B Brumbaugh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 10:19
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/02; B01J8/0278; B01J8/0005; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/19; B01J2219/194; B01J2219/1941; B01J2219/1942
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
THE METHOD FOR CONVERTING A SPHERICAL REACTOR HAVING A CATALYST ZONE DEFINED AS A SPHERICAL SEGMENT OF TWO BASES HAVING A GIVEN CATALYST CAPACITY TO A SPHERICAL REACTOR HAVING A CYLINDRICAL CATALYST ZONE HAVING A CAPACITY NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF SAID GIVEN CAPACITY AND A CATALYST BED DEPTH OF AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE DIAMETER OF SAID REACTOR WITHOUT LOADING THE REACTOR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE TO UNSAFE LIMITS AND WHILST LOADING THAT PORTION OF THE CATALYST ZONE UNOCCUPIED BY CATALYST WITH INERT MATERIAL TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF THERMAL CONVERSION WHICH COMPRISES REMOVING THE CORROSION RESISTANT LINING OF A SPHERICAL REACTOR, RIGIDLY MOUNTING A CYLINDRICAL CATALYST CHAMBER CURTAIN ON THE SUPPORTING CONE FROM WHICH SAID CORROSION RESISTANT LINER HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN A GAS-TIGHT MANNER, SAID CYLINDRICAL CATALYST CURTAIN HAVING A DIAMETER ONLY A FRACTION OF THE DIAMETER OF THE AFORESAID SPHERICAL REACTOR, MOUNTING A CURTAIN ANGLE RING ON SAID CURTAIN IN A GAS-TIGHT MANNER IN THE
Claim 2
Independent Claim
160 words
THE METHOD FOR CONVERTING A SPHERICAL REACTOR HAVING A CATALYST ZONE DEFINED AS A SPHERICAL SEGMENT OF TWO BASES HAVING A GIVEN CATALYST CAPACITY TO A SPHERICAL REACTOR HAVING A CYLINDRICAL CATALYST ZONE HAVING A CAPACITY NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF SAID GIVEN CAPACITY AND A CATALYST BED DEPTH OF AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE DIAMETER OF SAID REACTOR WITHOUT LOADING THE REACTOR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE TO UNSAFE LIMITS AND WHILST LOADING THAT PORTION OF THE CATALYST ZONE UNOCCUPIED BY CATALYST WITH INERT MATERIAL TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF THERMAL CONVERSION WHICH COMPRISES REMOVING THE CORROSION RESISTANT LINING OF A SPHERICAL REACTOR, RIGIDLY MOUNTING A CYLINDRICAL CATALYST CHAMBER CURTAIN ON THE SUPPORTING CONE FROM WHICH SAID CORROSION RESISTANT LINER HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN A GAS-TIGHT MANNER, SAID CYLINDRICAL CATALYST CURTAIN HAVING A DIAMETER ONLY A FRACTION OF THE DIAMETER OF THE AFORESAID SPHERICAL REACTOR, MOUNTING A CURTAIN ANGLE RING ON SAID CURTAIN IN A GAS-TIGHT MANNER IN THE
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