RADIAL FLOW ADSORPTION VESSEL

摘要

Apparatus and method to improve flow of fluid through an annular bed in a radial flow treatment vessel. An elongated annular baffle is disposed i n the reactor adjacent the bed to impart generally U-shaped flow to the fluid eith er prior to entering or after it exits the bed thus achieving an overall serpentine or reverse U-shaped flow pattern as the fluid proceeds from an entry port to an exi t port in the reactor. Means are provided in the baffle to permit minor amounts of fluid to bypass the generally U-shaped flow path in order to correct fluid flow maldistribution through the bed that is attributed to frictional pressure drop i n the flow channels adjacent to the bed. A vessel according to the invention can be operated with fluid flow through the vessel in either direction.