Loading arrangement including a dam for confining catalyst and other particles on the top tubesheet of a chemical reactor
US8562270B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2208/00752
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dam arrangement is provided for confining catalyst and other particles. The dam can be arranged in a wide variety of configurations. In one embodiment, blocks are provided that are releasably secured to the top tubesheet by means of magnets, and sheets are secured to the blocks to create a dam. In another embodiment, the blocks are releasably secured to the tubesheet by fasteners which project into the tops of some of the tubes and then lock into those tubes.
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