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Apparatus and process for filling and emptying a vessel charged with flammable and aggressive gas

US6585941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Degussa AG · DE

Inventors

Lothar Zehe · Rheinfelden (Baden), DE
Mieczyslaw Kuzma · Rheinfelden (Baden), DE
Hartwig Rauleder · Rheinfelden (Baden), DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 1999
Grant date	Jul 1, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/88054
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus safely fills and empties a pressurized vessel charged with flammable and/or reactive gas. The apparatus features an upper flap combination, an intermediate lock vessel having a flushing apparatus, and a lower flap combination. The present invention also relates to a pressurized reactor which is charged with flammable and/or reactive gas and is equipped with a filling lock apparatus and an emptying lock apparatus for the simultaneous preparation of tetrachlorosilane, trichlorosilane and hydrogen. In addition, the present invention relates to a special process for filling and emptying such a reactor.

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