Method and apparatus for obtaining enhanced production rate of thermal chemical reactions
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus (vessel) for providing a heat transfer rate from a reaction chamber through a wall to a heat transfer chamber substantially matching a local heat transfer rate of a catalytic thermal chemical reaction. The key to the invention is a thermal distance defined on a cross sectional plane through the vessel inclusive of a heat transfer chamber, reaction chamber and a wall between the chambers. The cross sectional plane is perpendicular to a bulk flow direction of the reactant stream, and the thermal distance is a distance between a coolest position and a hottest position on the cross sectional plane. The thermal distance is of a length wherein the heat transfer rate from the reaction chamber to the heat transfer chamber substantially matches the local heat transfer rate.
- Inventors:
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- Pasco, WA
- Richland, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875134
- Patent Number(s):
- 6540975
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; obtaining; enhanced; production; rate; thermal; chemical; reactions; vessel; providing; heat; transfer; reaction; chamber; wall; substantially; matching; local; catalytic; key; distance; defined; sectional; plane; inclusive; chambers; perpendicular; bulk; flow; direction; reactant; stream; coolest; position; hottest; length; matches; heat transfer; reaction chamber; chemical reaction; flow direction; production rate; transfer rate; /423/252/422/
Citation Formats
Tonkovich, Anna Lee Y, Wang, Yong, Wegeng, Robert S, and Gao, Yufei. Method and apparatus for obtaining enhanced production rate of thermal chemical reactions. United States: N. p., 2003.
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Tonkovich, Anna Lee Y, Wang, Yong, Wegeng, Robert S, & Gao, Yufei. Method and apparatus for obtaining enhanced production rate of thermal chemical reactions. United States.
Tonkovich, Anna Lee Y, Wang, Yong, Wegeng, Robert S, and Gao, Yufei. Tue .
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@article{osti_875134,
title = {Method and apparatus for obtaining enhanced production rate of thermal chemical reactions},
author = {Tonkovich, Anna Lee Y and Wang, Yong and Wegeng, Robert S and Gao, Yufei},
abstractNote = {The present invention is a method and apparatus (vessel) for providing a heat transfer rate from a reaction chamber through a wall to a heat transfer chamber substantially matching a local heat transfer rate of a catalytic thermal chemical reaction. The key to the invention is a thermal distance defined on a cross sectional plane through the vessel inclusive of a heat transfer chamber, reaction chamber and a wall between the chambers. The cross sectional plane is perpendicular to a bulk flow direction of the reactant stream, and the thermal distance is a distance between a coolest position and a hottest position on the cross sectional plane. The thermal distance is of a length wherein the heat transfer rate from the reaction chamber to the heat transfer chamber substantially matches the local heat transfer rate.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2003},
month = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2003}
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