Measuring catalyst(s) for filling reactor tubes in reactor vessels
AssigneeCatalyst Services, Inc.
InventorPaul Fry
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Abstract
A plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel are filled with at least one catalyst by automatically measuring the catalyst by weight with equipment located at the site of the reactor vessel, and dispensing the measured catalyst into a plurality of reactor tubes.
Claims22
A method for filling a plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel with at least one catalyst, comprising:
- automatically measuring the catalyst by weight;
- and
- dispensing the measured catalyst into one of the respective reactor tubes at a rate greater than one reactor tube filling per minute.
A method for filling a plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel with at least one catalyst, comprising:
- automatically measuring a plurality of quantities of the catalyst by weight;
- and
- dispensing the plurality of quantities of the measured catalyst into a plurality of respective reactor tubes.
A method for filling a plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel with at least one catalyst, comprising:
- setting up a catalyst loading device at the reactor vessel worksite;
- automatically measuring the catalyst by weight;
- and
- dispensing the measured catalyst into one of the respective reactor tubes.
An apparatus for filling a plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel with at least one catalyst, comprising:
- a hopper;
- a catalyst moving device mounted below the hopper;
- a catalyst dispenser mounted below the catalyst moving device;
- a scale attached to the catalyst dispenser;
- and
- a computer in communication with the scale, the catalyst moving device and with the catalyst dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.