Patent ID: 9290717
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B01J,C11B

Claim Text:
1. A reactor for degumming oil, the reactor comprising: a housing having a flow path, the flow path having an a surface and the flow path comprising an upstream portion for receiving oil and a downstream portion for receiving processed oil; an annular obstruction attached to the surface of the flow path for reducing the cross-sectional area of the flow path, the obstruction having an opening; a frusto-conical body or a portion thereof positioned in the opening of the annular obstruction, the frusto-conical body having a surface and being positioned along the centerline of the flow path of the housing; the annular obstruction having two or more circumferential spacers in series positioned around the surface of the frusto-conical body; and the two or more circumferential spacers in series positioned around the surface of the frusto-conical body form ring gaps around the surface of the frusto-conical body for guiding oil through the flow path, wherein the cross-sectional area of each ring gap (Ax) is less than that of the next downstream ring gap (Ax+1) according to the following equation: 1.2≦(Ax+1)/Ax≦1.4, where x=1, 2, 3.