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Quenching apparatus
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Co
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Filing: 1964-07-27
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Granted: 1967-05-30
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Expires: 1984-07-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lloyd R Calaway
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:22
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D51/00; B01D51/10; F; F28; F28C; F28C3/00; F28C3/04; F28C3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
AN APPARATUS FOF QUENCHING HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUIDS BY CONTACTING WITH A QUENCH LIQUID, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A TUBULAR QUENCH CHAMBER, A SPRAY NOZZLE FOR INTRODUCING SAID QUENCH LIQUID IN THE FORM OF A CONICAL SPRAY TO CONTACT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LATERAL WALLS OF SAID QUENCH CHAMBER, AN INJECTION TUBE COAXIALLY EXTENDING INTO SAID TUBULAR QUENCH CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING A STREAM OF HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUID TO BE QUENCHED INTO SAID CONICAL SPRAY OF QUENCH LIQUID SO THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID STREAM OF FLUID TO BE QUENCHED INTERSECTS A PORTION OF THE OUTER LATERAL SURFACE OF SAID CONICAL SPRAY OF QUENCH LIUQID AT AN ANGLE APPROXIMATING 90 DEGREES, SAID INJECTION TUBE BEING SURROUNDED BY AN ANNULAR SPACE PROVIDED WITH ONE OR A PLURALITY OF PURGE INLETS FOR INTRODUCING A PURGE MEDIUM INTO SID ANNULAR SPACE, SAID INJECTION TUBE BEING ARRANGED UPSTREAM FROM THE POINT WHERE SAID QUENCH LIQUID CONTACTS THE LATERAL WALLS OF SAID QUENCH CHAMBER AND OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID CONICAL SPRAY OF SAID QUENCH LIQUID BUT ADJACENT THERETO, AND AN OUTLET MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING QUENCH FLUID FROM SAID CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
185 words
AN APPARATUS FOF QUENCHING HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUIDS BY CONTACTING WITH A QUENCH LIQUID, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A TUBULAR QUENCH CHAMBER, A SPRAY NOZZLE FOR INTRODUCING SAID QUENCH LIQUID IN THE FORM OF A CONICAL SPRAY TO CONTACT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LATERAL WALLS OF SAID QUENCH CHAMBER, AN INJECTION TUBE COAXIALLY EXTENDING INTO SAID TUBULAR QUENCH CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING A STREAM OF HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUID TO BE QUENCHED INTO SAID CONICAL SPRAY OF QUENCH LIQUID SO THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID STREAM OF FLUID TO BE QUENCHED INTERSECTS A PORTION OF THE OUTER LATERAL SURFACE OF SAID CONICAL SPRAY OF QUENCH LIUQID AT AN ANGLE APPROXIMATING 90 DEGREES, SAID INJECTION TUBE BEING SURROUNDED BY AN ANNULAR SPACE PROVIDED WITH ONE OR A PLURALITY OF PURGE INLETS FOR INTRODUCING A PURGE MEDIUM INTO SID ANNULAR SPACE, SAID INJECTION TUBE BEING ARRANGED UPSTREAM FROM THE POINT WHERE SAID QUENCH LIQUID CONTACTS THE LATERAL WALLS OF SAID QUENCH CHAMBER AND OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID CONICAL SPRAY OF SAID QUENCH LIQUID BUT ADJACENT THERETO, AND AN OUTLET MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING QUENCH FLUID FROM SAID CHAMBER.
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