Reactor tube assembly
AssigneeSabic Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsJohn Joseph Anderson, Subramanian Brahmadathan Swernath
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a reactor tube assembly comprising a reactor tube having a tube length and an inner surface, at least two tubular inserts each having an insert length and comprising i) a shell having an exterior portion at least partially contacting the inner surface of the reactor tube and ii) at least one fin projecting from the shell in a radial direction towards a center of said insert, wherein the inserts are positioned in the tube in a stacked manner such that the fins of the at least two inserts are offset in a longitudinal direction a particulate catalyst in contact with at least the shell and the fins of the inserts.
Claims17
A reactor tube assembly comprising
- a reactor tube having a tube length and an inner surface,
- at least two tubular inserts each having an insert length and comprising i) a shell having an exterior portion at least partially contacting the inner surface of the reactor tube,
- ii) at least one fin projecting from the shell in a radial direction towards a center of said insert,
- wherein the inserts are positioned in the tube in a stacked manner such that the fins of the at least two inserts are offset in a longitudinal direction
- a particulate catalyst in contact with at least the shell and the fins of the inserts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.