Apparatus and method for improved fluid distribution in a tube of a direct fired heater
US4194966A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S585/922
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Improved method and apparatus for distributing a fluid, e.g., a liquid-vapor mixture, through a conduit, e.g., a tube in a direct fired heater, involving at least one reduction means located inside the conduit to abruptly reduce the inside cross-sectional area of the conduit available for flow of the fluid, provided that the inside cross-sectional area of the conduit is substantially the same both before and after the reduction means.
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