Patent ID: 6926868

Claim:
A slurry loop reactor containing a flow of slurry therein, comprising: a discharge conduit extending a distance into the loop reactor; the conduit having a longitudinal axis and an opening inside the loop reactor; at least a portion of the conduit being curved along its longitudinal axis; and the opening substantially facing the flow of the slurry; the discharge conduit being located substantially at the middle of a curved portion of the loop reactor; the curved portion of the loop reactor comprising a lower leg of the loop reactor; the curved portion of the loop reactor comprising a 180 degree bend; the discharge conduit being curved along its longitudinal axis more than about 75 degrees but less than about 135 degrees; the face of the opening defining a plane which intersects an outside wall of the loop reactor at a tangent line being substantially perpendicular to the plane; the discharge conduit having a diameter which is about 8-15% of the inside diameter of the loop reactor; and the opening is closer to the outside half wall than the center line of the loop reactor.