System for suspending reactor tubes in a reactor
US5380502A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S248/901
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A spring-biased system for suspending a reactor tube in a reactor (e.g. a hydrogen reforming furnace) which allows the tension in each reactor tube to be easily monitored while the reactor is in operation. The suspension system includes high precision springs, the compression of which is adjusted to pre-tension a respective reactor tube so that abnormal expansion of that tube during heat-up will be readily apparent from any change in length (i.e. compression) of the springs.
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