Apparatus for controlling the pressure of gases flowing through a conduit
AssigneePhillips Petroleum Company
InventorsBryan A. Megee, James D. Whiteside, II
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Abstract
An apparatus for the control of velocity and pressure of hot gases flowing through a conduit wherein generally spherically shaped objects of refractory material are disposed within such conduit during the operation thereof to provide a constriction of the cross-sectional area of the conduit through which the gases are flowing. A particular embodiment of the apparatus employed in the present invention comprises a pair of generally spherically shaped refractory objects secured together by means of a length of flexible steel cable.
Claims8
Apparatus suitable for use in controlling the flow of hot gases through a conduit, comprising:
- at least two generally spherically shaped objects substantially constructed of refractory material located within said conduit;
- means interconnecting at least two of said at least two generally spherically shaped objects wherein said interconnecting means is flexible;
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- means for introducing said at least two generally spherically shaped objects into said conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.