FEED SPARGER DESIGN FOR AN AMMOXIDATION REACTOR

摘要

Replacement of different sections of the feed sparger used in a commercial ammoxidation reactor is facilitated by using gas-tight quick-disconnect fittings to attach various sections of the sparger to one another as well as to the wall of the reactor. In addition, the diameters of the lateral conduits in these sparger sections, as well as the diameters of the feed nozzles attached to these laterals, are varied to facilitate uniform flow of feed gas through these components. The sparger can be subdivided into multiple feed sparger section arranged for better reactor control. Finally, the end caps terminating the distal ends of the sparger lateral conduits can be provided with nozzles for removal of any ammoxidation catalyst that may have inadvertently reached the sparger interior.