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Ceramic orifice chamber for fluid catalytic cracking unit

US10118143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2015
Grant dateNov 6, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2219/0263
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an orifice chamber designed to expand a gas, in particular intended for a fluid catalytic cracking unit, said orifice chamber comprising the following elements: a chamber having an axis (X), an inlet duct that opens into the chamber, an outlet duct located on the opposite side from the inlet duct following said axis (X), and a plurality of internal plates positioned crosswise to the axis (X) inside the chamber at a distance from one another along the axis (X), each internal plate being provided with a plurality of through-orifices, characterized in that at least the plurality of internal plates is made of a ceramic material.

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