Scallop support distributor for radial flow reactor
AssigneeWoven Metal Products, Inc.
InventorsRussell Hillenburg, Gene Eberhardt, Heather Bennett
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Abstract
The invention provides a support distributor for a scallop for use in a radial flow reactor. The support distributor includes an elongated sheet having a plurality of perforations extending through a thickness thereof, and at least three edges along a length thereof so as to form a member having at least three support points which engage an inner surface of the scallop.
Claims21
A support distributor for a scallop for use in a radial flow reactor, comprising an elongated sheet having:
- (a) a plurality of perforations extending through a thickness thereof, and
- (b) at least three edges along a length thereof so as to form a member having at least three support points which engage an inner surface of the scallop.
A supported scallop for use in a radial flow reactor, comprising:
- an elongated conduit having an inner surface and an outer surface forming an interior, and a plurality of openings extending from the inner surface to the outer surface;
- a support distributor positioned within the interior of the elongated conduit, the support distributor comprising,
- a plurality of perforations extending through a thickness thereof, and
- at least three edges along a length thereof so as to form a member having at least three support points which engage the inner surface of the scallop.
A support distributor for a scallop for use in a radial flow reactor, comprising an elongated sheet having:
- a plurality of perforations extending through a thickness thereof, and
- at least two edges along a length thereof so as to form a member having at least two support points which engage an inner surface of the scallop,
- wherein the support distributor has a generally circular or ovular cross-sectional shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.