Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for cooling of the furnace chamber (4) in a hot isostatic press by means of devices (7, 8) for circulation of a coolant in the furnace chamber (4), the coolant having a temperature which is lower, but not considerably lower, than the temperature of the articles.
Abstract:
There is provided a process for the non-catalytic oxidation of gaseous hydrocarbons, preferably propylene. A mixture of propylene, oxygen and a inert diluent are provided to a rector vessel capable of maintaining an isothermal reaction. Maintaining a temperature in the range of about 200.degree. C. to about 350.degree. C. and a propylene partial pressure of about 80 psia to about 300 psia provides the highest propylene oxide selectivity.
Abstract:
An underground chemical reactor having a closed loop reactor which includes at least a reaction component inlet tube and a reaction product outlet tube and a casing pipe consisting of a double or triple tube and the circulating system for a reaction component such as raw material sludge and a direct chemical reaction system for the reaction component with the deep underground high temperature water of a hot water source formed by a natural hot water source of an artificial crushed zone at a depth of more than 1,000 m, thereby an oxide magnetic material such as soft ferrite, hard ferrite, each kind of ceramics or heat-resisting materials such as xonotlite, dielectric materials, clay materials may be made in the underground chemical reactor.
Abstract:
A process and apparatus using two gas liquid separations when carbonylating propylene to isobutyryl fluoride in hydrogen fluoride result in a savings in recycle pumping energy compared to a one gas-liquid separation process.
Abstract:
A process for the hydrothermal production of clear sodium silicate solutions by reacting sand and aqueous NaOH solution wherein an excess of 5 to 10% by weight of sand is used and the reaction is conducted in a rotating pressure vessel until 90 to 95% complete, after which it is transferred and completes in a blow-off vessel.
Abstract:
A process for dewaxing a mold for use in lost wax casting is proposed, wherein the mold is loaded on a pallet which is placed and then securely held on a carrier which is rotatably assembled in a dewaxing tank. The mold is inverted to be ready for dewaxing within the tank and then returned to the initial condition within the tank by rotating the carrier by about 180 degrees at a time.An autoclave for use in the process comprises a carrier framework rotatably disposed within a dewaxing tank for carrying a pallet loaded with shell mold trees. The carrier framework is held in a first position for assembling the pallet and then is rotated by about 180 degrees to a second inverted position to hold the pallet securely in the inverted condition during the dewaxing operation.A preferred embodiment of the autoclave further comprises means for securely fastening the pallet and the mold trees automatically and simultaneously with the operation of sealingly closing the entrance opening of the dewaxing tank.
Abstract:
Calcium silicate is formed by a process wherein the viscosity of the calcium silicate produced in an autoclave is lowered by adding an acetate to the reaction constituents prior to the reaction of these constituents to form the calcium silicate crystals. In one embodiment, manganese acetate is added to comprise between approximately 1% and 3% by weight of the solids contents of the reaction constituents. The result is to lower the viscosity of the reaction product and thus to allow a higher solids content in the autoclave than heretofore commonly used. In one embodiment, water is added in-line to the reaction products as they are transferred from the autoclave to a holding vessel or from a holding vessel to a storage tank. In a further embodiment, fibrous material is added to the holding vessel prior to the transfer of the reaction product into the holding vessel, thus to reduce the amount of energy required to bring the pressure in the holding vessel up to a selected pressure beneath that of the autoclave.
Abstract:
A hot isostatic pressing apparatus which includes a pressure vessel, a heater and a heat-insulating layer interposed between the pressure vessel and heater. The heat-insulating layer is formed of at least two layers, i.e., an inner layer and outer layer. The inner layer embraces an object, which is under treatment, and the heater. The inner layer is loadable in and unloadable from the pressure vessel together with the object and heater while maintaining a space, which is embraced by the inner layer, in a state hermetically isolated from the surrounding atmosphere. However, the outer layer is held within the pressure vessel. When the hot isostatic pressing apparatus is incorporated in a modular HIP system, the cooling time is considerably shortened and the efficiency of the HIP treatment is hence improved to a considerable extent.
Abstract:
Polyethylene is produced in at least one reactor under a pressure of 800 to 2500 bars and a temperature of 150.degree. to 350.degree. C., and the reaction mixture exiting the reactor through an expansion valve and supplied to a separator under a pressure of 50 to 400 bars is cooled by passing a flow Q of the mixture through a turbine. The turbine comprises at least one stage with a fixed nozzle and a bladed wheel having a rotation speed of between 12,000 and 40,000 r.p.m. Ethylene discharged from the separator is recycled to the inlet of a compressor, and the discharge from the compressor is supplied to the reactor.
Abstract:
This invention is essentially an improved means for contacting solids, liquids, and gases at elevated pressures and at desired temperatures, for providing inherently stable pressures, for conserving the heat of chemical reactions, and for minimizing the power requirement for pumping liquids continuously through a high pressure zone. The invention is particularly useful for processes utilizing physical, chemical, and/or thermal treatment, under elevated pressures, of continuously flowing streams of large volume which may contain suspended solids.The invention is based on the realization that deep boreholes, suitably lined, can be utilized as a particularly efficient apparatus for physical, chemical, and/or thermal processes. The hydrostatic pressures created when the boreholes are filled with liquids or fluidized solids are of sufficient magnitude to promote a great many useful chemical reactions, and there are many other advantages, as partially noted later, that appear in a unique combination when deep boreholes are regarded as an item of process apparatus, rather than as a means of access to water, petroleum, or mineral ores.The following processes are illustrative of the embodiments of this invention:(1) The use of chemical reaction energy in the production of electricity directly by means of fuel cells. Through this invention, it is possible to produce electricity directly from powdered coal or other combustible solids, as well as from combustible gases or liquids.