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Fluidized catalyst regeneration apparatus
Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1982-04-12
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Granted: 1984-02-07
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Expires: 2002-04-12
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus suitable for use as the regenerator of a fluidized catalytic cracking process is disclosed. The apparatus is characterized by the novel heat removal system used to cool the internal volume of the apparatus. The heat removal system comprises banks of vertical hairpin-type cooling coils suspended through the sidewall of the vessel. The manifolds used to supply and remove coolant are located outside the vessel, with each manifold being separately controllable to allow the shutdown of individual banks of heat exchange coils.
Inventors
- 👤 Bogdan J. Krause
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 05:28
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/1836; C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/14; C10G11/18; C10G11/182; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00106; B01J2208/00115; B01J2208/00141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
An apparatus for performing a chemical reaction which comprises: (a) an enclosed reaction vessel having a substantially vertical sidewall; (b) means to maintain a fluidized bed of a particulate material within the reaction vessel; (c) a plurality of heat exchange fluid manifold systems located at different points outside the reaction vessel, with each manifold system comprising separate and independent fluid delivery and fluid collection conduits; and, (d) a plurality of heat exchange means located within said fluidized bed at different levels along said vertical sidewall having a length each of which comprises a plurality of U-shaped looped heat exchange coils, with each heat exchange coil having two terminal portions which pass through said sidewall of the reaction vessel, each of which has at least two-thirds of said length located below said terminal portions, with one terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid delivery conduit and with the other terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid collection conduit of the same manifold system and wherein the entire said length of at least some of said U-shaped coils is situated at a point above the uppermost portion of at least some of said coils.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
200 words
An apparatus for performing a chemical reaction which comprises: (a) an enclosed reaction vessel having a substantially vertical sidewall; (b) means to maintain a fluidized bed of a particulate material within the reaction vessel; (c) a plurality of heat exchange fluid manifold systems located at different points outside the reaction vessel, with each manifold system comprising separate and independent fluid delivery and fluid collection conduits; and, (d) a plurality of heat exchange means located within said fluidized bed at different levels along said vertical sidewall having a length each of which comprises a plurality of U-shaped looped heat exchange coils, with each heat exchange coil having two terminal portions which pass through said sidewall of the reaction vessel, each of which has at least two-thirds of said length located below said terminal portions, with one terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid delivery conduit and with the other terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid collection conduit of the same manifold system and wherein the entire said length of at least some of said U-shaped coils is situated at a point above the uppermost portion of at least some of said coils.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further characterized in that the two terminal portions of each heat exchange coil pass substantially horizontally through the vertical sidewall of the reaction vessel at the elevation of the corresponding manifold system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
211 words
A catalyst regeneration apparatus for a fluidized catalytic cracking process which comprises: (a) an enclosed reaction vessel having a substantially vertical sidewall; (b) means to maintain a fluidized bed of catalyst within the reaction vessel and to add catalyst to and to remove catalyst from the reaction vessel; (c) a plurality of heat exchange fluid manifold systems located outside the reaction vessel, with each manifold system comprising separate and independent fluid delivery and fluid collection conduits; and, (d) a plurality of heat exchange means located within said fluidized bed at different levels along said vertical sidewall each of which comprises a plurality of U-shaped looped heat exchange coils, with each heat exchange coil having two terminal portions which pass substantially horizontally through said sidewall of the reaction vessel and at least two-thirds of each of said heat exchange coil located below the terminal portions, with one terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid delivery conduit and with the other terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid collection conduit of the same manifold system and wherein the entire length of at least some of said U-shaped coils is situated at a point above the uppermost portion of at least some of said U-shaped coils.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
211 words
A catalyst regeneration apparatus for a fluidized catalytic cracking process which comprises: (a) an enclosed reaction vessel having a substantially vertical sidewall; (b) means to maintain a fluidized bed of catalyst within the reaction vessel and to add catalyst to and to remove catalyst from the reaction vessel; (c) a plurality of heat exchange fluid manifold systems located outside the reaction vessel, with each manifold system comprising separate and independent fluid delivery and fluid collection conduits; and, (d) a plurality of heat exchange means located within said fluidized bed at different levels along said vertical sidewall each of which comprises a plurality of U-shaped looped heat exchange coils, with each heat exchange coil having two terminal portions which pass substantially horizontally through said sidewall of the reaction vessel and at least two-thirds of each of said heat exchange coil located below the terminal portions, with one terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid delivery conduit and with the other terminal portion of each heat exchange coil communicating with a fluid collection conduit of the same manifold system and wherein the entire length of at least some of said U-shaped coils is situated at a point above the uppermost portion of at least some of said U-shaped coils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The catalyst regeneration apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that the apparatus also comprises a means to supply a separate and independently controllable supply of fluid coolant to each manifold system.
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