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US 5,700,434 AGranted
Reactor for catalytically processing gaseous fluids
OwnerGerd Gaiserinventor
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Abstract
A reactor for catalytically processing gaseous fluids. The invention relates to a reactor for catalytically processing gaseous fluids wherein the catalytic reaction is accompanied by a heat exchange, stationary catalysts are used, with the fluid flowing through the reactor in one direction. To this end, the fluid path-forming structures (10) are provided in the reactor housing, the structures (10) form channels (19), and the structures (10) have at least one region (11) provided with a catalyst (12), preferably coated therewith.
Claims8
A reactor for catalytically processing gaseous fluids, comprising:
- a plurality of fluid path-forming elements spaced from each other to form a plurality of alternatively arranged first channel means and second channel means through which fluid flows in opposite direction, each of said first and second channel means having inlet and outlet regions, wherein at least the inlets of said first channel means and at least the outlets of the second channel means are without catalyst, and wherein each of said first channel means and said second channel means have at least one region other than the inlet and outlet region thereof provided with a catalyst, with the inlet regions of the first channel means and the outlet regions of the second channel means providing for heat exchange between adjacent first and second channel means;
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- means for feeding fluid to inlet regions of said first channel means and for discharging fluid from the outlet regions of said second channel means.
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