PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ACHIEVING A UNIFORM FLOW PROFILE

摘要

A process and apparatus for achieving a uniform flow profile of very viscous liquids when flowing through a tube or reaction chamber. The very viscous liquid is passed through at least two sets of annular spaces arranged at axial intervals within the tube or reaction chamber, the annular spaces of each set extending concentrically with increasing diameter over the entire cross-section of the tube or reaction chamber and having the same depth in the direction of flow, the annular spaces of two consecutive sets being staggered with respect to each other as viewed in the direction of flow. The apparatus of the invention consists of a combination of two or more discs arranged at axial intervals within a tube transversely to the direction of flow, each disc consisting of a plurality of ring-shaped bands of increasing diameter, the bands being arranged freely of one another and concentrically at intervals on a grid supporting means to provide correspondingly concentric open spaces between the bands over the entire cross-section of the tube, with the walls of the bands running parallel to the direction of flow, and the bands of the separate discs being staggered with respect to each other as viewed in the direction of flow.