Nozzle construction for jacketed pressure vessels

Claim 2

A replaceable nozzle for an opening in the wall of a pressure vessel having an outer jacket wall spaced from an outer glass lined metal wall of the vessel for containing a heating or cooling liquid therebetween said walls comprising: (a) a glass coated flange extending outward from said vessel wall about said opening and connected to said jacket wall, said flange defining a passageway through said jacket; (b) a removable nozzle inserted in and extending through said passageway and provided with an outer glass coated surface, a first portion of said nozzle extending outward from said passageway and a second peripheral portion of said nozzle being disposed within said passageway, said second portion having an outer surface complementary to an interior surface of said flange; (c) a gasket between said complementary flange and said second peripheral nozzle glass coated surfaces to compensate for thermal and pressure stresses between said glass coated flange and nozzle surfaces caused by the liquid in said pressure vessel; and (d) clamp means cooperating with said jacket and first nozzle portion for fixing said nozzle in fluid tight relationship within said passageway and against said gasket.

Claim 3

A replaceable nozzle as in claim 1 wherein said flange is an integral part of said vessel formed by swaging through the vessel wall, said flange being tapered to define a frusto-conical passageway, the larger diameter of said passageway opening into said vessel.

Claim 4

A replaceable nozzle as in claim 1 wherein: (a) said flange includes: (i) a first annular part fixed about its periphery to said vessel wall and forming a seat within said vessel; (ii) a second annular part axially spaced from the first and fixed about its periphery to said jacket to form an extension thereof and (iii) a cylindrical intermediate section extending between and fixed at its ends to said first and second annular parts, said intermediate section defining said passageway; and (b) said nozzle including a cylindrical body extending through said passageway, said second nozzle portion being at one end of said body and extending radially outward therefrom for reception into said seat.

Claim 5

A replaceable nozzle as in claim 2 or 3 wherein the through opening of said nozzle is offset from the axis of said nozzle.

Claim 6

A replaceable nozzle as in claims 2 or 3 wherein the through opening of said nozzle in counterbored at said nozzle second portion and a valve seat is fixed in said counterbore.

Claim 7

A replaceable nozzle as in claims 2 or 3 wherein the surfaces of said flange and nozzle as may be exposed to the contents of said vessel are provided with a glass coating.

Claim 8

A replaceable nozzle as in claims 2 or 3 wherein the outer periphery of said nozzle second portion is provided with at least one circumferential groove, said gasket being retained in said groove.

Claim 9

A replaceable nozzle as in claims 2 or 3 wherein said clamp means comprises: (a) a split ring engaging about said nozzle first portion; and (b) a plurality of bolts threaded through said split ring and engaging against said jacket.

Claim 10

A replaceable nozzle as in claims 2 or 3 including instrumentation mouned on said nozzle second portion.

Claim 11

A replaceable nozzle as in claims 2 or 3 wherein said first nozzle portion has an elbow bend.

Claim 12

In a pressure vessel having an outer jacket wall spaced from an inner corrosion resistant, glass lined metal wall for containing a heating or cooling liquid therebetween and an opening through said wall, an improved nozzle construction for said opening comprising: (a) a flange extending outward from said vessel wall about said opening, said flange merging with said vessel wall in a smooth radius and a continuous glass coating extending from said vessel wall over said radius and the internal surface of said flange; (b) said vessel jacket wall being rigidly fixed to said flange so that flange defines a passage opening through said jacket and communicating with said vessel opening; (c) a nozzle extending through said passage, a portion of the exterior surface of said nozzle being glass coated and complementary of said internal surface of said flange; (d) gasket means between said complemenatry glass coated surfaces of said flange and nozzle to compensate for thermal and pressure stresses between said surfaces carried the liquid in said pressure vessel; and (e) clamp means acting between said nozzle and jacket for drawing said nozzle against said gasket in fluid tight relationship and fixing said nozzle with said passage.

Claim 13

In a pressure vessel having an outer jacket wall spaced from an inner corrosion resistant, glass lined metal wall for containing a heating or cooling liquid therebetween and an opening through said wall, an improved nozzle construction for said opening comprising: (a) a flange extending outward from said vessel wall about said opening, said flange merging with said vessel wall in a smooth radius and a continuous glass coating extending from said vessel wall over said radius and the internal surface of said flange; (b) said vessel jacket wall being rigidly fixed to said flange so that flange defines a passage opening through said jacket and communicating with said vessel opening; (c) a nozzle extending through said passage, a portion of the exterior surface of said nozzle being glass coated and complementary of said internal surface of said flange; (d) gasket means between said complemenatry glass coated surfaces of said flange and nozzle to compensate for thermal and pressure stresses between said surfaces carried the liquid in said pressure vessel; and (e) clamp means acting between said nozzle and jacket for drawing said nozzle against said gasket in fluid tight relationship and fixing said nozzle with said passage.