Mineral oils: processes and products – Chemical conversion of hydrocarbons – Solids contacting and mixing
Patent
1982-07-06
1985-07-30
Gantz:, Delbert
Mineral oils: processes and products
Chemical conversion of hydrocarbons
Solids contacting and mixing
208153, 208176, 208DIG1, C01G 1118, C01G 3514
Patent
active
045320268
ABSTRACT:
A method for improving fluidization of a particulate material flowing through a fluid conductor is provided by controlling the rate of addition of fluid, such as aerating gas or steam at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the conduit. The composition and rate of flow of the fluidized particles, is controlled by positioning a source of penetrative radiation such as neutrons, gamma rays, or X-rays at any location along the conduit so that the radiation traverses the fluidized particulate material flowing therein. A radiation detector is positioned opposite the source so that radiation absorbed in the conduit by the fluidized mixture may be measured as an electrical quantity. This electrical quantity may represent the total number of gamma rays of a preselected energy interacting with a detector in a given time interval or the average number of all gamma rays generating electrical pulses by interaction with the radiation detector. In accordance with such measured electrical quantity, the flow rate of aerating gas into the conduit is adjusted to maintain a stable composition and flow rate of the particulate material.
This method is applicable to a fluid catalytic cracking system to control continuously circulated catalyst in an aeration gas, such as steam. By proper control of steam at a plurality of positions along the conduits, a homogenous dispersion of gas bubbles and particulate material at a given mixture is obtained.
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Chevron Research Company
Gantz: Delbert
Johnson Lance
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