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Granted Patent B2
US 8,080,207 · App. 12/176,956 · Granted Dec 20, 2011

Coil piping system for reactor vessel

Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Patent No.
US 8,080,207
App. No.
12/176,956
Granted
Dec 20, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reactor vessel system includes a reactor vessel including a first port in fluid communication with an interior of the reactor vessel and an outlet port connected in fluid communication with the interior of the reactor vessel. A base supports the reactor vessel. A first coil of tubing is connected in fluid communication with the first port and disposed around a perimeter of the reactor vessel. A method of operating a reactor vessel system includes providing a reactor vessel including a first port in fluid communication with an interior of the reactor vessel and an outlet port connected in fluid communication with the interior of the reactor vessel, providing a first coil of tubing connected in fluid communication with the first port and disposed around a perimeter of the reactor vessel, and flowing steam through the first coil and into the reactor vessel.

Claims (7)

1. A reactor vessel system comprising: a reactor vessel including a first port in fluid communication with an interior of the reactor vessel and an outlet port connected in fluid communication with the interior of the reactor vessel; a base that supports the reactor vessel; and a first coil of tubing connected in fluid communication with the first port and disposed around a perimeter of the reactor vessel, wherein the first coil is configured to be in a first state, which is a compressed state, while the reactor vessel is in an unheated state and configured to be in a second state, which is a state of less compression, while the reactor vessel is in a heated state relative to the unheated state.

2. The reactor vessel system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second coil of tubing extending around the perimeter of the vessel and connected in fluid communication with a second port.

3. The reactor vessel system according to claim 2 , wherein the reactor vessel extends in a first direction from the base, and a distance between the first port and the base as measured along the first direction is greater than a distance between the second port and the base as measured along the first direction.

4. The reactor vessel system according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second ports extend from the reactor vessel in second and third directions perpendicular to the first direction.

5. The reactor vessel system according to claim 1 , wherein the reactor vessel includes insulation material disposed on a wall of the reactor vessel.

6. The reactor vessel system according to claim 1 , wherein the first coil is insulated.

7. The reactor vessel system according to claim 1 , further including a gap disposed between the first coil and the reactor vessel, the gap extending around an entire perimeter of the reactor vessel except for the first port.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2010
From: AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
To: L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
Reel/Frame 023839/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2010
From: H2GEN INNOVATIONS, INC.
To: AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 023792/0645 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2008
From: LOMAX, FRANKLIN D.; VAN DYKE, CHRISTOPHER H.; MCCULLOUGH, EDWARD T.
To: H2GEN INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 021671/0839 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60951095 · Jul 20, 2007
Related Publication 20090223863A1 · Sep 10, 2009