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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2009
Applicant:
James M. Cleary, Falmouth, MA (US);
Inventor:
James M. Cleary, Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B01J 8/02 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A containment vessel having a spiral plate heat exchanger, a central catalyst chamber packed with particulate catalyst, a central heater, a plenum providing conductive flow access for a hydrocarbon-air mixture to and from the containment vessel interior, and essential flow pathways interconnecting the plenum section, heat exchanger, catalyst chamber and central heater. The spiral plate heat exchanger, catalyst chamber, and heater assembly occupy successively smaller annular regions within the containment vessel.