Apparatus for loading solid particles into a vertical vessel

Claim 1

An apparatus for distributing solid particles into a vertical vessel when said solid particles are being loaded into said vessel, said apparatus being designed for use in a substantially vertical position, which apparatus comprises: (1) a hollow first cYlinder having an inlet end at its top and an outlet end at its bottom and having its axis in a vertical position; (2) a first baffle means located in said first cylinder near said inlet end and having its vertex pointed toward said inlet end and being positioned co-axially with said first cylinder, the diameter of the base of said first baffle means being smaller than the inner diameter of said first cylinder; (3) a second baffle means located directly below said outlet end and being positioned coaxially with said first cylinder, the diameter of the base of said second baffle means being at least as large as the inner diameter of said first cylinder; and (4) a third baffle means being co-axial with said first cylinder and having its top connected to the bottom of said first baffle means and its bottom connected to the upper surface of said second baffle means and its vertical sides connected to the inner wall of said first cylinder.

Claim 2

An apparatus for distributing solid particles into a vertical vessel when said solid particles are being loaded into said vessel, said apparatus being designed for use in a substantially vertical position, which apparatus comprises: (1) a hollow first cYlinder having an inlet end at its top and an outlet end at its bottom and having its axis in a vertical position; (2) a first baffle means located in said first cylinder near said inlet end and having its vertex pointed toward said inlet end and being positioned co-axially with said first cylinder, the diameter of the base of said first baffle means being smaller than the inner diameter of said first cylinder; (3) a second baffle means located directly below said outlet end and being positioned coaxially with said first cylinder, the diameter of the base of said second baffle means being at least as large as the inner diameter of said first cylinder; and (4) a third baffle means being co-axial with said first cylinder and having its top connected to the bottom of said first baffle means and its bottom connected to the upper surface of said second baffle means and its vertical sides connected to the inner wall of said first cylinder.

Claim 11

An apparatus for distributing solid catalyst particles into a reactor, which apparatus is designed for use in a substantially vertical position, which apparatus comprises: (1) a hollow first cylinder having an inlet end at its top and an outlet end at its bottom and a restricted inside diameter at a point along its length; (2) a hollow second cylinder, said second cylinder being co-axial with said first cylinder and having an inlet at a point along the length of said first cylinder and near the inlet end of said first cylinder, said inlet of said second cylinder being at an angle of about 90* with the axis of said second cylinder, the outlet end of said second cylinder being below the outlet end of said first cylinder, the outside diameter of said second cylinder being smaller than the restricted inside diameter of said first cylinder; (3) an inverted conical baffle having a closed base and being concentric with said second cylinder and positioned near the restricted inside diameter of said second cylinder, the diameter of said base being larger than the outside diameter of said second cylinder said conical baffle being movable along the length of said second cylinder to regulate the space between said baffle and said First cylinder at the restricted inside diameter of said first cylinder; (4) a second baffle means, which second baffle means is connected to said second cylinder at its outlet end; (5) a sleeve near the bottom of said second cylinder and extending around the outer circumference of said second cylinder; (6) a plurality of holes extending around the circumference of said second cylinder between said sleeve and the outlet end of said second cylinder; (7) a plurality of deflecting vanes, said deflecting vanes being connected to said second baffle means in such a manner as to deflect in a downward direction any solid particles impinging thereon; (8) a channel formed by said sleeve and the upper surface of said second baffle means, said channel being designed to lead away from the axis of said second cylinder toward said deflecting vanes; (9) a first connecting means fixing said second cylinder co-axially with said first cylinder; (10) a second connecting means fixing said second baffle means rigidly with said first cylinder; and (11) a third connecting means connecting said deflecting vanes with said second baffle means.

Claim 12

An apparatus for distributing solid catalyst particles into a reactor, which apparatus is designed for use in a substantially vertical position, which apparatus comprises: (1) a hollow first cylinder having an inlet end at its top and an outlet end at its bottom and a restricted inside diameter at a point along its length; (2) a hollow second cylinder, said second cylinder being co-axial with said first cylinder and having an inlet at a point along the length of said first cylinder and near the inlet end of said first cylinder, said inlet of said second cylinder being at an angle of about 90* with the axis of said second cylinder, the outlet end of said second cylinder being below the outlet end of said first cylinder, the outside diameter of said second cylinder being smaller than the restricted inside diameter of said first cylinder; (3) an inverted conical baffle having a closed base and being concentric with said second cylinder and positioned near the restricted inside diameter of said second cylinder, the diameter of said base being larger than the outside diameter of said second cylinder said conical baffle being movable along the length of said second cylinder to regulate the space between said baffle and said First cylinder at the restricted inside diameter of said first cylinder; (4) a second baffle means, which second baffle means is connected to said second cylinder at its outlet end; (5) a sleeve near the bottom of said second cylinder and extending around the outer circumference of said second cylinder; (6) a plurality of holes extending around the circumference of said second cylinder between said sleeve and the outlet end of said second cylinder; (7) a plurality of deflecting vanes, said deflecting vanes being connected to said second baffle means in such a manner as to deflect in a downward direction any solid particles impinging thereon; (8) a channel formed by said sleeve and the upper surface of said second baffle means, said channel being designed to lead away from the axis of said second cylinder toward said deflecting vanes; (9) a first connecting means fixing said second cylinder co-axially with said first cylinder; (10) a second connecting means fixing said second baffle means rigidly with said first cylinder; and (11) a third connecting means connecting said deflecting vanes with said second baffle means.