VORTEX-TYPE MIXING DEVICE FOR A DOWN-FLOW HYDROPROCESSING REACTOR

摘要

The present invention is directed to a vortex-type mixing device for a down- flow hydroprocessing reactor. In particular, the device improves the effectiveness of an existing mixing volume in mixing the gas phase and liquid phase of two-phase systems. According to the present invention, the mixing device helps create a highly arcuate flow to incoming effluents and a high degree of mixing within a constrained interbed space of a hydroprocessing reactor.