System to obtain an optimal gas distribution in catalytic beds for heterogeneous reactions in gasseous phases

摘要

A system to obtain an optimal distribution of the synthesis gas in catalytic beds for heterogeneous reactions in converters, made up of a cylindrical pressure vessel with internal cartridge with catalyst, where the catalyst is arranged in at least two beds, each of which presents two cylindrical walls being permeable to gas co-axial amoung one another and to the the axis of the pressure vessel, the gas crossing the catalytic beds with inward or outward or radial flow or inward or outward axial-radial flow, and being distributed by means of inlet and outlet gas collectors, characterized by the fact that a set of distributors is provided, one for the gas inlet in the catalytic beds and one for the gas outlet, each distributor being made up of two cylindrical walls co-axial among one another and to the axis of the cylindrical pressure vessel, both permeable to gas; being the wall of the said distributor closer to the catalytic bed that has the largest cross section (more permeable to gas), while the other wall of each distributor shows: a) a smaller cross section with respect to the wall nearest to the catalyst, but always higher and such as to limit the charge loss across the same in fractions (perferably lower than nine decimals) of the charge loss of the catalytic bed itself (in the inlet gas distributor); b) a cross section narrower (lower permeability) and such as to create a charge loss at least equal to that of the inlet distributor (in the gas outlet distributor).