The invention discloses a catalytic conversion reactor for heavy oil and a method for preparing propylene through catalytic
cracking of heavy oil. The reactor comprises reaction zones, a gas-
solid separation zone and a steam stripping zone, wherein a first
reaction zone is located below a second
reaction zone and is opened at the bottom of the second
reaction zone, a third reaction zone is arranged in parallel with the first reaction zone and the second reaction zone, an opening of the third reaction zone is located in the second reaction zone, the steam stripping zone is positioned below the second reaction zone, the top of the steam stripping zone communicates with the second reaction zone, the top of the second reaction zone is opened in the gas-
solid separation zone, the lower part of the gas-
solid separation zone is a catalyst collecting zone, the bottom of the gas-solid separation zone communicates with the steam stripping zone through a catalyst collecting
pipe, and the inner diameters of the second reaction zone and the gas-solid separation zone are greater than the inner
diameter of the first reaction zone. The reactor is used for preparing propylene by catalytic
cracking of heavy oil. The reactor, a device and the method for catalytic conversion of heavy oil in the invention have the advantages of low
coke and
dry gas yield of catalytic
cracking, high propylene yield and low
energy consumption.