Method for producing particulate solids in a turbulent wake burner

Claim 1

A process for reacting gaseous materials to produce a particulate solid product which comprises introducing a primary reactant into a reactor having a primary reactant inlet and at least one tubular secondary reactant conduit traversing the path of said primary reactant through said reactor, said tubular conduit being of such size and position that substantial flow of primary reactant therearound within said reactor is permitted, said introducing being with sufficient velocity to establish a primary reactant stream with a Reynolds Number of at least 50 based upon the diameter of each said secondary reactant conduit, introducing a secondary reactant through said secondary reactor conduit into the path of the primary reactant stream to cause said reactants to flow in the same direction, maintaining the relative velocities of said reactants at a level which leads to the formation of a wake around each secondary reactant conduit and prevents flashback of the reaction to any point upstream of the secondary reactant conduit, allowing the reactants to contact each other under conditions which permit reaction for producing particulate solid product to occur downstream and remote from the secondary reactant inlets, whereby buildup of product at the reactant inlets is prevented or avoided.