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US 11,738,317 B2Granted
Reactor for synthesizing methanol or other products
AssigneeCri, Hf
InventorsIngi Mar Jonsson, Emeric Sarron, Asgeir Ivarsson
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Abstract
An improved reactor comprising a shell and at least one reactor internal component. The reactor internal component includes a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes attached by at least one tube support plate comprising at least one radial strut and at least one bracket configured to secure to at least one tube of the tube bundle. The tubes are arranged in concentric bands about a longitudinal axis of the reactor. The reactor comprises a gas inlet plate, a catalyst support plate, and a top plate.
Claims20
A reactor comprising:
- a shell defining an internal space configured to receive a catalyst;
- at least one inlet nozzle;
- and
- a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes arranged in concentric bands about a longitudinal axis of the reactor;
- wherein the reactor further comprises at least one tube support plate, wherein the at least one tube support plate comprises at least one circumferential band, wherein the at least one circumferential band comprises at least one bracket configured to extend about a portion of a tube of the tube bundle.
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A methanol synthesis reactor comprising:
- a shell defining an internal space configured to receive a solid catalyst;
- a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes, wherein the tubes are arranged in concentric bands about a longitudinal axis of the reactor;
- at least one inlet nozzle;
- an outlet nozzle, the outlet nozzle being located proximate a bottom portion of the shell;
- a catalyst support plate, wherein the outlet nozzle is arranged below the catalyst support plate;
- a plurality of tube support plates, wherein each tube support plate comprises a plurality of circumferential bands, wherein each circumferential band comprises at least one bracket configured to extend about a tube of the tube bundle;
- wherein each tube support plate defines a plurality of radial struts, each radial strut being connected between the circumferential bands of the tube support plate;
- wherein each radial strut is removably secured to at least one of the circumferential bands of each tube support plate;
- and
- a gas inlet plate, wherein the gas inlet plate is arranged proximate the inlet nozzle, with the inlet nozzle arranged below the gas inlet plate.
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A reactor comprising:
- a shell defining an internal space configured to receive a catalyst;
- at least one inlet nozzle;
- and
- a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes arranged in concentric bands about a longitudinal axis of the reactor;
- wherein the reactor further comprises a gas inlet plate, wherein the gas inlet plate comprises a plurality of apertures defined through a thickness of the gas inlet plate, wherein the plurality of apertures are circular apertures defined through the gas inlet plate according to the arrangement of the plurality of tubes of the tube bundle;
- wherein the gas inlet plate further comprises a second plurality of apertures defined through the thickness of the gas inlet plate, the second plurality of apertures comprising a different size and/or shape than the plurality of circular apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.