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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043583 | Baffle structure improving heat transfer efficiency of reactor or heat exchanger Disclosed is a shell-and-tube reactor or heat exchanger, which alternately comprises a doughnut-type baffle plate and a first disc-type baffle plate in order to increase heat transfer efficiency. In the reactor or heat exchanger, a second disc-type baffle plate is p... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038968 | Radiative heat transfer via shunt in a steam reforming reactor Embodiments are disclosed that relate to increasing a temperature in a low temperature zone in a steam reforming reactor via a radiative heating shunt. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a steam reforming reactor comprising a reaction chamber having an i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7700054 | Substrate processing apparatus having gas side flow via gas inlet An object of the present invention is to improve substrate processing efficiency. A substrate processing apparatus has a reaction tube that processes a substrate inside, and a heating apparatus disposed so as to surround an external periphery of the reaction tube, s... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7662350 | Fuel reforming apparatus with first pipe ends closed onto second pipe A fuel reforming apparatus in constructed with a main body including a first pipe and a second pipe disposed in the first pipe and a heat source installed in the second pipe and adapted to generate thermal energy in the second pipe. A reforming reaction unit is form... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7645428 | Temperature controlled reaction vessel A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling may b... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7422728 | Partial oxidation reactor A reactor intended to carry out partial oxidation reactions starting from liquid feedstocks that can go from GPL to gas oil for the purpose of producing synthesis gas is characterized by finely controlled hydrodynamics and a high degree of thermal integration, and c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7381376 | Steam generator This invention concerns a steam generator (100) intended to humidify the air in an enclosed space or the air treated in an air conditioning system, particularly an air conditioning system aboard an aircraft, said steam generator (100) comprising at lea... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7331186 | Changing the temperature of a liquid sample and a receptacle useful therefor Disclosed is a method of changing the temperature of a liquid sample, comprising: providing a receptacle having inner and outer walls defining an annular portion therebetween for receiving therein a liquid sample, inserting said liquid sample, at a first temperature... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332139 | Process and device for carrying out reactions in reactor with slot-shaped reaction spaces Reactions between at least two fluid reactants are performed in a reactor comprising wall elements (1), slot-shaped reaction spaces (3) and cavities (5) for conducting a fluid heat-carrier through. Depending on the process and throughput, a modu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320185 | Drive device for a household appliance and method for mounting an electric motor A drive device for a household appliance, in which an electromotor is fixed by a fixing screw. An insulation layer of a material with a defined conductivity is located between the fixing screw and the electromotor. The fixing screw is tightened with a defined torque... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316804 | Flow reactors for chemical conversions with heterogeneous catalysts Improved apparatus for use in process systems which include exothermic chemical conversions of organic compounds to value added products is disclosed, more particularly, flow reactors for exothermic chemical conversions using a fixed heterogeneous catalyst with mean... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294317 | Exothermic reaction system A reactor and heat exchanger assembly is provided with the heat exchanger integrally affixed to the reactor exit head and adapted to immediately cool reactor gases from the reactor. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288201 | Methods for removing moisture from hydrogen halides A composition comprising a magnesium halide coated macroporous carbonaceous substrate is provided for effecting moisture removal from a hydrogen halide fluid. Moisture removal is effected by intimately contacting the hydrogen halide fluid with the magnesium halide c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279019 | Endothermic reaction process and an apparatus therefor A process for an endothermic reaction includes the steps of carrying out an exothermic reaction in which a fuel is combusted to generate heat for transfer to a feedstock subject to an endothermic reaction, the waste heat from the exothermic and endothermic reactions... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279138 | Horizontal chemical reactor, in particular for methanol synthesis A horizontal chemical reactor comprises at least one catalytic bed (5a-5d) arranged horizontally in the reactor and comprising a lower gas-permeable wall (6) for gas outlet, and a holding element (2) of the at least one cata... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273593 | Reactor having a heat exchange medium circulation A reactor including a bundle of catalyst tubes through which a reaction mixture is passed, and wherein a heat exchange medium is passed through a space surrounding the catalyst tubes and including ring lines at both reactor ends with jacket orifices for feeding in a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261866 | CO remover that is simple in structure and performs a selective reaction of CO at a high CO selectivity The CO remover of this invention includes an air mixer for mixing air with hydrogen-rich gas including carbon monoxide and a selective oxidative catalytic device in which a selective oxidative catalyst bed is formed by filling selective oxidative catalyst into a gas... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7217304 | Electric power generation with heat exchanged membrane reactor This invention is directed to a heat exchanged membrane reactor for electric power generation. More specifically, the invention comprises a membrane reactor system that employs catalytic or thermal steam reforming and a water gas shift reaction on one side of the me... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195742 | Preferential oxidation reactor and process An apparatus for preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in a reformate flow includes a reactor defining a flow path for a reformate flow; at least one catalyst bed disposed along the flow path; and a distributor for distributing oxygen from an oxygen source to th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172737 | Fuel conversion reactor A conversion reactor (10) including an outer shell (12) having first (14) and second (16) ends and an inner surface (16) a primary inner shell (30) extending into the outer shell (12), the primary inner shell (30 | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157059 | Reduction device for nitrate determination A nitrate reduction device has a cadmium structure forming a plurality of longitudinal channels within a flow chamber, which may be formed by a plurality of wires. The device is used to reduce nitrate to a final nitrite product for analysis. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141223 | Fuel reformer A fuel reformer for reforming hydrocarbon base fuel into hydrogen rich gas, with one embodiment comprised of material containing at least 15 to 25% by mass Cr, 8 to 35% by mass Ni, 2 to 4% by mass Si and the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities (C, Mn, P, S or oth... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134848 | Pump for transporting heat-exchange medium for a multi-tube reactor The invention relates to a pump (1) having a pump guide tube (13) for the transport of a heat-exchange medium (6) for a reactor having a bundle of catalyst tubes (2), where the pump (1) has a casing (14) which surrounds the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135154 | Reactor module for use in a compact fuel processor A reactor module for use in a compact fuel processor having a module inlet for receiving a feed stream, a module outlet for producing an effluent stream, a reactor having a reactor inlet, a reactor outlet, and catalyst, an inlet spiral passage in fluid communication... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125540 | Microsystem process networks Various aspects and applications of microsystem process networks are described. The design of many types of microsystems can be improved by ortho-cascading mass, heat, or other unit process operations. Microsystems having exergetically efficient microchannel heat ex... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108835 | Fischer-tropsch slurry reactor cooling tube arrangement An arrangement of cooling tubes within a Fischer-Tropsch slurry reactor simplifies removal and reinstallation of cooling tubes for reactor maintenance. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7067101 | Water wall boiler for air and oxygen fired Claus sulfur recovery units The thermal combustion step of the modified Claus process is carried out in a water-wall boiler instead of a refractory-lined reaction furnace. The water-wall boiler replaces the conventional refractory-lined furnace and waste heat boiler when air, oxygen, or oxygen... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059130 | Heat exchanger applicable to fuel-reforming system and turbo-generator system A heat exchanger is applied well to a turbo-generator system and a fuel-reforming system. The heat exchanger has porous metals disposed in a hotter area and a colder area, one to each area, and a wall separating the two areas from one another. The porous metals are ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051522 | Thermoelectric catalytic converter temperature control A method for controlling temperature of a catalytic converter in an automobile exhaust system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a reference temperature for the catalytic converter, distributing a stream of exhaust gases through the catalytic converter, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045101 | Method of preparing a polymer under predetermined temperature conditions, and apparatus therefor A method of preparing a polymer under predetermined temperature conditions comprises conducting the polymerization within a closed reaction chamber configured such that most or all of an inner surface has heat exchange capability. The chamber's dimensions are such t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045114 | Method and apparatus for obtaining enhanced production rate of thermal chemical reactions Reactors and processes are disclosed that can utilize high heat fluxes to obtain fast, steady-state reaction rates. Porous catalysts used in conjunction with microchannel reactors to obtain high rates of heat transfer are also disclosed. Reactors and processes that ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045486 | Catalyst structure and method of fischer-tropsch synthesis The present invention includes a catalyst structure and method of making the catalyst structure for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis that both rely upon the catalyst structure having a first porous structure with a first pore surface area and a first pore size of at least ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037472 | Single-pipe cylinder-type reformer A single-pipe cylinder-type reformer includes a plurality of circular cylinders standing upright coaxially and forming therebetween a zigzag gas flow path allowing a raw material gas to flow therein, a radiation cylinder coaxially arranged inside the plurality of ci... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029635 | System for treating material containing noxious components A system for treating a treatable material containing a noxious component, which comprises a mixer for mixing a treatment agent containing alkali material with the treatable material to form a mixture, at least one first heat treating furnace for producing a low oxy... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6998096 | Fuel reformer for use in fuel cell A reformer for a solid state polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a burner 1 forming a flame, a reforming portion 2 surrounding the burner and having an exhaust port 22 and exhausting a reformed gas from the exhaust port 22; and a heat ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994833 | Reactor for catalytic gas phase oxidation In a shell-and-tube type reactor, the leakage between the upper and lower chambers is substantially decreased by tightly fitting the reaction tubes to the shield. The present invention provides a reactor for use in catalytic gas phase oxidation characterized by expa... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986247 | Thermoelectric catalytic power generator with preheat An automobile catalytic converter that utilizes the energy of the exothermic reactions that take place in the catalysis substrate to produce electrical energy with a thermoelectric generator. On vehicle cold start, the thermoelectric generator is used as a heat pump... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6969506 | Methods of conducting simultaneous exothermic and endothermic reactions Integrated Combustion Reactors (ICRs) and methods of making ICRs are described in which combustion chambers (or channels) are in direct thermal contact to reaction chambers for an endothermic reaction. Superior results were achieved for combustion chambers which con... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955792 | Pseudo isothermal catalytic reactor for exothermic or endothermic heterogeneous chemical reactions Heat exchange unit for pseudo-isothermal reactors including a substantially cylindrical shell (2) closed at its opposite ends by respective bottoms (3, 4), at least one thereof is provided with at least one manhole opening (5) of predetermined d... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955793 | Temperature controlled reaction vessel A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling is di... | 10/18/2005 |
