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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Thanh Tri Nguyen, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Tom Eugene Cushman, Humble, TX (US);
John Stevenson, Crosby, TX (US);
Alan Bitzer, Houston, TX (US);
Thanh Tri Nguyen, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Tom Eugene Cushman, Humble, TX (US);
John Stevenson, Crosby, TX (US);
Alan Bitzer, Houston, TX (US);
Fina Technology, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method to safely terminate a runaway reaction within a reaction vessel, comprising: sensing an increase in pressure in the reaction vessel, opening a barrier blocking a flow path into the reactor, wherein the barrier opening is achieved via a mechanical response to the sensed increase in pressure, and injecting a kill agent into the reaction vessel via the opened flow path, thereby terminating the reaction. Also disclosed is a system for performing the method. The system functions without an external electrical source and is therefore compliant with ASME standards.