Apparatuses and risers for reacting feedstock in the presence of catalyst and methods for installing baffles in risers (UOP)

CATEGORY: RISERS 
Apparatuses and risers for reacting feedstock in the presence of catalyst and methods for installing baffles in risers (UOP)

Type	Patent
Inventor	Daniel Robert Johnson
URL	Free Full Text Source:  http://www.google.com/patents/US20150056103
Assignee	Uop Llc
Patent Number	US20150056103 A1
Issue Date	Feb 26, 2015
Abstract	Embodiments of apparatuses and risers for reacting a feedstock in the presence of a catalyst and methods for installing a baffle in such risers are provided. In one example, a riser comprises a sidewall that defines a cylindrical housing surrounding an interior. A plurality of baffle assemblies is releasably coupled to the sidewall and each comprises a baffle section. The baffle sections together define a segmented baffle ring extending inwardly in the interior.