Patent ID: 9486766
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B01J

Claim Text:
1. A device for densely filling catalyst particles into a steam reforming reactor-exchanger, to form a catalyst bed composed of catalyst particles therein, said steam reforming reactor-exchanger containing a plurality of bayonet tubes enclosed in a shell wherein each bayonet tubes having an inner tube ( 5 ) and an outer tube ( 6 ) with an annular space between said inner tube ( 5 ) and said outer tube ( 6 ), said catalyst bed occupying at least in part the annular space ( 4 ) between said inner tube ( 5 ) and said outer tube ( 6 ), wherein the width of said annular space ( 4 ) is between 40 mm and 80 mm, and the height of said annular space ( 4 ) is between 10 and 20 meters, said catalyst particles being in the shape of cylinders with a height between 10 mm and 20 mm, and a diameter between 5 mm and 20 mm, wherein said device comprises: a detachable flexible tube ( a winder ( a central hopper (