PRESSURE VESSEL WITH REPLACEABLE TUBES

摘要

A vessel suitable for use as a tube heat exchanger or reformer, comprising a shell (2), a first tube sheet (4) and a second tube sheet (5) which are made of metal and preferably of steel, and a plurality of tubes (3) arranged inside the vessel to form a tube bundle between the first tube sheet and the second tube sheet; each of said tubes has a first end and a second end sharing a simply supported link (12, 13) with the first tube sheet or second tube sheet, respectively, in such a way that the tubes are easily extractable from the vessel; said tubes (3) are made preferably of a ceramic material and can be coated or impregnated with a catalyst.

主权项

1. A vessel suitable for use as a tube heat exchanger or reformer, comprising a shell (2), a first tube sheet (4), a second tube sheet (5) and a plurality of tubes (3) arranged inside the vessel to form a tube bundle between the first tube sheet and the second tube sheet, characterized in that: each of said tubes has a first end with a simply supported link (12, 13) relative to said first tube sheet, and a second end with a simply supported link (12, 13) relative to said second tube sheet.