Reactor for catalytically induced or promoted reactions

摘要

A reactor, especially for exothermic reactions like methanol synthesis, comprises a tube bundle in which the coiling tube extends through a body of particles to facilitate the discharge of depleted particles from the catalyst space and to increase the pressure resistance of the assembly, the tube sheet at the opposite ends of the bore being convex inwardly. The tube bundle has a helical configuration and the tube sheets are hemispherical in shape in the region where the tubes intersect with the tube sheet. The tubes intersect the bottom tube sheet in radial rows of openings wherein the rows are spaced to facilitate the discharge of catalyst particles.