Cryogenic cooling of exothermic reactor
US5763544A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00126
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method and apparatus for effectively and safely using cryogenic liquid to cool a reactor vessel housing an exothermic reaction wherein the cryogenic liquid is subcooled, valved into the reactor in a downward direction, and shielded by annular coaxial shielding gas upon injection into the reactor.
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