Patent ID: 7906079
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: B01J,F23C,F28F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reactor comprising: a monolith having a top end and a bottom end, said monolith comprising a plurality of fins in an annular arrangement wherein said fins define flow channels for receiving fluid flow through said reactor such that said fluid flows through said monolith from one of said top end or bottom end to the opposite of said top end or bottom end; said monolith having an outer annular surface forming an outer annular diameter and an inner annular surface forming an inner annular diameter, said inner annular surface defining a center section of said reactor; said monolith having a cut along an annular surface, said cut along an annular surface forming an open channel extending around a portion of said an annular surface; and an outer tube adjacent said outer annular surface of said monolith.