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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Kurt M. Vanden Bussche, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Suheil F. Abdo, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Volker Hessel, Hünstetten-Wallbach, DE;
Holger Löwe, Oppenheim, DE;
Steffen Hardt, Mainz, DE;
Kurt M. Vanden Bussche, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Suheil F. Abdo, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Volker Hessel, Hünstetten-Wallbach, DE;
Holger Löwe, Oppenheim, DE;
Steffen Hardt, Mainz, DE;
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A novel apparatus for mixing and reacting at least two fluids are disclosed. Excellent mixing and superior pressure drop characteristics are achieved in a device comprising at least two supply channels to feed a mixing chamber and create a vortex. The alignment of the supply channels is such that fluids are introduced into the chamber at both tangential and radial directions. In the case of gas/liquid mixing, particularly advantageous is the injection of the liquid stream tangentially and the gas stream radially. Reaction of the fluids can take place within the mixing chamber or in a separate reactor in fluid communication with the mixing chamber outlet. The mixer/reactor apparatus is especially useful for reactions where rapid diffusion is critical.