Flashing reactor
US4299498A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00094
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flashing reactor wherein the initial single pipe carrying the ingredients within the flasher shell is connected within the shell to a flow splitter which in turn is connected to at least two other pipes arranged for parallel flow. In order to avoid an abrupt change in pressure and flow rate downstream from the splitter, the cross-sectional area of the branch pipes immediately adjacent the splitter is approximately equal to the cross-sectional area of the single pipe feeding of the splitter. The branch pipes are then increased in diameter until the combined cross-sectional area of the branch pipes is increased to up to twice the area of the single pipe feeding the splitter.
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