Distillation Equipment Company Ltd

The Boat Yard, Newcastle Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8JZ, United Kingdom

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Distillation Equipment Company Ltd

At DtEC we consider our business to be the insides of columns . This includes the design, manufacture, supply and installation of a full range of internals for reactors and Mechanical Design molecular sieve or activated carbon/alumina vessels.

Down Flow Reactors

Down Flow reactors are typically used in hydrocracking, hydrotreating and isomerization processes. A typical two bed reactor will have the following internals: Inlet Feed Diffuser Scale Catching Tray / Baskets Vapour - Liquid Distributor Tray Catalyst Support Grid Quench Distributor Pipe Remixing Assembly Vapour - Liquid Distributor Tray Outlet Collector (Basket) The internals for these reactors normally utilise licensed or proprietary know-how. At DtEC we have considerable experience in manufacturing reactor internals according to the stringent specifications of the major Process Licensors. Alternatively where required we can offer reactor internals to our own in-house design

A key aspect with reactor internals is the mechanical design. The loads for these types of internals are many times more than the loads for packed tower internals used in distillation and absorption columns. Hence detailed consideration needs to be given to the mechanical design. DtEC provides a full mechanical designs service including where necessary Finite Element Analysis.

Inlet Feed Diffusers

An inlet feed diffuser is used to distribute the incoming vapour and liquid onto a distributor tray underneath.

Finite Element Analysis Catalyst Support Grid - Reactor Diameter 1830mm

Catalyst Support Grids

For catalyst beds DtEC provides 3 types of support grids: Lattice Bar + Perforated Screen Type Lattice Bar + Mesh Screen Type Wedge Wire Type Catalyst Support Grid - Model 162 Wedge Wire Type

Inlet Feed Diffuser Nozzle 12nb HDS Reactor 2300mm

With the lattice type grids, for a given mechanical design load (including pressure drop) bars of an appropriate height and thickness on the required pitch are used. Typical grid height is 100 to 150mm. The perforation hole diameter and/or mesh size are selected taking into account the catalyst particle size. The wedge wire grids are constructed from screen made from a series of parallel V profile wire welded to perpendicular support rods or bars.

Scale Catching Trays / Baskets Scale catching trays or baskets are used to prevent fouling material entering the catalyst bed. The scale baskets can be either mesh type or wedge wire type and are usually held in a frame or tied together with chains. Scale Basket
Wedge Wire Type

Catalyst Support Grid - Model 160 Lattice Bar + Perforated Screen Type

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Distributor Trays
Distributor trays for reactors fall into 3 types: Sieve Type Bubble Cap Type Distribution Tube Type The most prominent is the distribution tube type with each Process Licensor having their own distinct features. The trays are designed for two phase co-current flow and ensure good vapour and liquid distribution so that the entire bed of catalyst is used effectively.

Leak Test + Trial Assembly of Collector Tray & Distributor Tray MDH Reactor - Diameter 4850mm MOC - 321 SS Vapour - Liquid Distributor Tray Diolefin Saturator Reactor 3200mm MOC - 304L SS

Remixing + Quench Assemblies

A remixing + quench assembly is used between the catalyst beds to ensure efficient heat and mass transfer between the cold quench gas and the vapour + liquid effluent from the upper catalyst bed. This results in efficient heat and mass transfer with uniform composition and an even temperature profile in the bottom (lower) catalyst bed.

Vapour - Liquid Distributor Tray Distribution Tube Type

Outlet Collectors (Baskets)

An outlet collector (basket) ensures even flow distribution in the bottom bed to achieve optimum catalyst utilisation and prevents escape of the catalyst. The collectors can be wedge wire type or perforated type c/w mesh screen.

Remixing + Quench Assembly c/w Major Beams HDS Reactor - Diameter 5400mm MOC - 321 SS

Outlet Collector (Basket) Wedge Wire Type

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Molecular Sieve Vessels

The internals for a molecular sieve vessel are very similar to a downflow reactor. A typical arrangement is shown below.

Inlet & Outlet Baffle Baskets

DtEC provides 3 types of inlet & outlet baffle baskets: Slotted - Plain Type Slotted + Mesh Type Wedge Wire Type

Floating Mesh Screens

Floating mesh screens are used as an effective and economic divider between the different media layers. The screen is usually made of overlapping segments tied together inside the vessel using tie wire. The segments are cut oversize relative to the vessel diameter to ensure sealing at the periphery.

Molecular Sieve Support Grids

The DtEC range of designs for molecular sieve support grids is the same as for catalyst beds in reactors: Lattice Bar + Perforated Screen Type Lattice Bar + Mesh Screen Type Wedge Wire Type

Molecular Sieve Support Grid - Model 161 Gas Dehydration Vessel - Diameter 2600mm MOC - Carbon Steel

Distillation Equipment Company Ltd

The Boat Yard, Newcastle Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8JZ, United Kingdom Tel: Fax: Email: Web: 0044 1785 602810 0044 1785 602811 sales@traysRus.com www.traysRus.com