Method of design for vertical oil shale retorting vessels and retorting therewith
Abstract
A method of designing the gas flow parameters of a vertical shaft oil shale retorting vessel involves determining the proportion of gas introduced in the bottom of the vessel and into intermediate levels in the vessel to provide for lateral distribution of gas across the vessel cross section, providing mixing with the uprising gas, and determining the limiting velocity of the gas through each nozzle. The total quantity of gas necessary for oil shale treatment in the vessel may be determined and the proportion to be injected into each level is then determined based on the velocity relation of the orifice velocity and its feeder manifold gas velocity. A limitation is placed on the velocity of gas issuing from an orifice by the nature of the solid being treated, usually physical tests of gas velocity impinging the solid.
- Inventors:
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- Rifle, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Development Engineering, Incorporated
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862986
- Patent Number(s):
- 4066529
- Application Number:
- 05/684,001
- Assignee:
- Paraho Corporation (Grand Junction, CO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10B - DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONAGEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; design; vertical; oil; shale; retorting; vessels; therewith; designing; gas; flow; parameters; shaft; vessel; involves; determining; proportion; introduced; bottom; intermediate; levels; provide; lateral; distribution; section; providing; mixing; uprising; limiting; velocity; nozzle; total; quantity; treatment; determined; injected; level; based; relation; orifice; feeder; manifold; limitation; placed; issuing; nature; solid; treated; physical; tests; impinging; shale retort; gas flow; oil shale; gas velocity; shale retorting; determined based; vertical shaft; total quantity; gas introduced; velocity relation; flow parameters; retorting vessel; manifold gas; /208/201/
Citation Formats
Reeves, Adam A. Method of design for vertical oil shale retorting vessels and retorting therewith. United States: N. p., 1978.
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Reeves, Adam A. Method of design for vertical oil shale retorting vessels and retorting therewith. United States.
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"Method of design for vertical oil shale retorting vessels and retorting therewith". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862986.
@article{osti_862986,
title = {Method of design for vertical oil shale retorting vessels and retorting therewith},
author = {Reeves, Adam A},
abstractNote = {A method of designing the gas flow parameters of a vertical shaft oil shale retorting vessel involves determining the proportion of gas introduced in the bottom of the vessel and into intermediate levels in the vessel to provide for lateral distribution of gas across the vessel cross section, providing mixing with the uprising gas, and determining the limiting velocity of the gas through each nozzle. The total quantity of gas necessary for oil shale treatment in the vessel may be determined and the proportion to be injected into each level is then determined based on the velocity relation of the orifice velocity and its feeder manifold gas velocity. A limitation is placed on the velocity of gas issuing from an orifice by the nature of the solid being treated, usually physical tests of gas velocity impinging the solid.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {1}
}