Patent ID: 7159737
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B01J,B22F,B30B

Abstract:
1. A pressure containment apparatus comprising: a shell having a top end and a bottom end; a liner disposed within said shell; a bottom manifold adapted to contact said bottom end of said shell, said bottom manifold having a first plurality of ports; a top manifold adapted to contact said top end of said shell, said top manifold having a second plurality of ports; a bottom end flange adapted to mate with said bottom manifold and a top end flange adapted to mate with said top manifold, thereby forming a pressure chamber, said bottom end flange comprising a hole for access to said pressure chamber and a bottom closure adapted to threadingly engage with said hole; a plurality of grooves formed between said shell and said liner for cooling said shell; and a plurality of tie rods, each of said plurality of tie rods extending through a plurality of holes in said top end flange and said bottom end flange.