Patent ID: 7846403
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B01J,F26B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a vertically elongated inlet duct for directing a fluid in a radial reactor comprising a front face, two side faces, and a rear face, wherein the front face comprises a louvered structure comprising a plate having apertures defined therein and louvers extending outward from the duct where the louvers have a leading edge and a trailing edge and where the louver leading edge is affixed to the plate at a position above at least one aperture, and the louver trailing edge extends away from the plate and in a downward direction, where the radial reactor has an inner reaction zone disposed within a reactor vessel, and where the front face and rear face have a curved structure, and where the radius of curvature for the front face is equal to the radius of the reactor solid particle zone and the radius of curvature for the rear face is equal to the radius of the reactor vessel.