Modular Mixing Chamber for Hydroprocessing Reactors
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Solution Overview
Problem
The shallow and cylindrical design of mixing boxes in hydroprocessing reactors complicates their installation and hinders efficient phase blending due to external brackets that fail to facilitate internal fluid mixing.
Innovation Solution
A modular mixing chamber design comprising multiple sections that can be easily assembled and sealed within the reactor, featuring flanges and baffles to enhance fluid mixing, allowing for efficient installation and turbulent flow promotion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a shallow cylindrical mixing box is used, then the mixing chamber can be compact and fit within the reactor, but installation becomes difficult and external brackets fail to facilitate internal fluid mixing
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing box is divided into multiple sections that can be assembled together to form the complete mixing chamber. This segmentation allows the mixing box to be installed in a more manageable way while maintaining the compact cylindrical design, resolving the contradiction between compact volume and installation ease.
2Ease of operation
If external brackets are used to support the mixing box, then installation is simplified, but the brackets fail to facilitate blending of phases within the mixing box
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure and mixing function are merged into a single integrated component. The brackets are designed to both support the mixing box structurally and facilitate internal fluid mixing by promoting turbulence and phase blending, eliminating the need for separate mixing mechanisms while maintaining both structural support and mixing efficiency.
3Ease of manufacture
If the mixing box is assembled as pieces with external brackets, then installation is possible, but fluid integrity is compromised and mixing is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The sections of the mixing box are pre-assembled and sealed together before installation into the reactor. This preliminary assembly ensures proper sealing and fluid integrity is maintained from the start, while still allowing for manageable installation of the complete pre-assembled unit or pre-sealed sections.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables simple and efficient installation of the mixing chamber within the reactor while ensuring fluid integrity and promoting effective mixing of phases, addressing the installation challenges and blending inefficiencies of traditional designs.
Implementation Method 1
a baffle is formed along the second seam for promoting mixing of one or more fluids therein
Data Source
AI summary
One exemplary embodiment can be a method of fabricating a mixing chamber in a hydroprocessing reactor. The method can include providing a first section forming an opening and coupling a second section including a sidewall to the first section. The second section forms a flange for coupling the mixing chamber and facilitating the mixing of one or more fluids.