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Atomizer system containing a perforated pipe sparger

US6179997A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1999
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B7/0416
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel apparatus and process, including a perforated-pipe sparger, for atomizing a liquid stream is disclosed. This novel apparatus and process can be utilized in a fluidized catalytic cracking process or in a coking process for atomizing an oil stream prior to contact with a fluidized catalyst.

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