Patent · US Expired

Reactor assembly and method of assembly

US6280583A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1999
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25D17/06
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved anode, cup and conductor assembly for a reactor vessel includes an anode assembly supported within a cup which holds a supply of process fluid. The anode assembly has an anode shield carrying an anode, the anode shield having upwardly extending brackets with radially extending members. A diffusion plate is supported above the anode by the anode brackets using first bayonet connections. The anode shield and the anode are supported from below by a delivery tube which also serves to deliver process fluid to the cup. A second bayonet connection is provided between a top portion of the delivery tube and the anode assembly. The conductor is connected to the anode with a plug-in connection which is completed when the tube is coupled to the anode by the second bayonet connection. The diffusion plate and the anode assembly are installable and removable from a top side of the reactor vessel using a tool which is lockable to the diffusion plate or to the anode. The tool provides a handle for manual engagement or disengagement of the first and second bayonet connections.

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