Process and apparatus for admission to tubes in tube heaters

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR THE UNIFORM INTRODUCTION INTIMATE MIXING OF AT LEAST TWO FLUIDS IN A PLUARITY OF REACTION TUBE HEATERS HAVING AN INLET AND OUTLET COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) PROVIDING TWO INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF FLUID AT A PRESSURE OF AT LEAST 1.1 TIMES GREATER THAN THE NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE WITHIN REACTION TUBE HEATER; ONE OF SAID FLUIDS COMPRISING A SUPERHEATED STEAM AND THE OTHER FLUID COMPRISING A VOLATILE MATERIAL; (B) CONNECTING SAID PLURAL TUBES INDEPNENTLY TO SAID INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF FLUID WHEREBY THE PRESSURE AT EACH TUBE IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME; (C) SEPARATELY INTRODUCING SAID FLUIDS INTO THE INLET OF EACH OF SAID TUBES SIMULTANEOUSLY, WITH THE SUPERHEATED STEAM SURROUNDING SAID OTHER FLUID AND MIXING AXIALY THEREWITH AND EXPANDING AT SAID INLET TO SUBSTANTIALLY THE OPERATING PRESSURE TO BE MAINTAINED IN SAID REACTION HEATER TUBES AND SUBSTANTIALLY HEAT-