摘要 |
<p>.degree. APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID The invention relates to an apparatus for the production of phosphoric acid by subjecting yellow phosphorus to combustion inside a combustion tower, the apparatus comprising a cone-shaped shell with a flat bottom of acidproof material forming the combustion tower, the cone ratio of the shell being 1 : 10 to 1 : 12. An upwardly-directed off-gas outlet is secured to the lower portion of the shell and a plurality of downwardly directed spray nozzles is arranged so as to open through the middle portion of the shell into the interior of the combustion tower. An acid-receiving cup with an overflow weir is positioned near the upper end of the shell, the acid-receiving cup surrounding the combustion tower concentrically, being gas-tightly connected to, and supporting, a self-supporting cone-shaped tower cover having a passageway passed centrally through it. The overflow weir is formed of a tubular-annular structure disposed completely horizontally inside the acid-receiving cup. The tower cover forms, with respect to the horizontal an angle a of at least 19.degree. . A water-cooled air inlet and a tubular holding means terminating in a phosphorus spray nozzle are hooked concentrically with respect to one another in, and are passed through, the passageway in the cover.</p> |