Adiabatic multi-bed catalytic converter with inter-bed cooling
US9687801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49346
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A multi-bed catalytic converter (1) with inter-bed heat exchangers, comprising a plurality of superimposed catalytic beds and a common heat exchanger (5) which is shared between two or more consecutive catalytic beds, said common heat exchanger including heat exchange bodies such as a tube bundle (6), and a wall system (9, 10) to define a tube side and a shell side respectively, and the shell side comprising at least a first space (12) and a second space (13), wherein the first space (12) receives the product gas leaving the first of said consecutive beds, and the inter-cooled gas leaving said first space (12) is admitted in the second bed (3-3) for further conversion, and a sealing means (14) preventing a direct gas passage from said first space to said second space.
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