Inventors:
E. Nicholas JONES - Centreville VA, US
Alvin U. CHEN - Reston VA, US
Clay R. SUTTON - Redondo Beach CA, US
Timothy M. HEALY - Centreville VA, US
Ronald SURYO - Fairfax VA, US
Len LAMPERT - Calgary, CA
Jonathan MILLER - Washington DC, US
Assignee:
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - Annandale NJ
International Classification:
B01J 8/18
Abstract:
A circulating fluid bed reactor such as that used in fluid coking processes has a circular dense bed reaction section above the reactor base where the fluidizing gas is injected and a plurality of frusto-conical baffles in the dense bed reaction section, each of which depends downwardly and radially inwards from the reactor wall to a lower, inner edge defining a central aperture. The baffles are preferably provided with downcomers which permit downward flow of solids and upward flow of gas through the baffles.