Reactor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021060520-A1
Application number	US-202017095801-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 12, 2020
Priority date	May 17, 2018
Publication date	Mar 4, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a reactor, a first reference position is presumed to be defined by a straight line in contact with a first open end of the introduction port on the side bent toward the second flow channel and extending in the direction intersecting with the second flow channels, and a second reference position is presumed to be defined by a straight line in contact with a second open end of the introduction port on the opposite side of the first open end and extending in the direction intersecting with the second flow channel. At least part of the catalyst body is provided at least either in a region defined between the first reference position and the second reference position, or in a region defined between the second reference position and an inlet position of the first flow channels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A reactor comprising:
a first flow channel through which a reaction fluid flows; a second flow channel through which a heat medium flows, the second flow channel being stacked parallel to the first flow channel; an introduction port open in a direction intersecting with the second flow channel to introduce the heat medium; and a catalyst body provided in the first flow channel to promote an exothermic reaction of the reaction fluid, wherein, when a first reference position is presumed to be defined by a straight line in contact with a first open end of the introduction port on a side bent toward the second flow channel and extending in the direction intersecting with the second flow channel, and a second reference position is presumed to be defined by a straight line in contact with a second open end of the introduction port on an opposite side of the first open end and extending in the direction intersecting with the second flow channel, at least part of the catalyst body is provided at least either in a region defined between the first reference position and the second reference position, or in a region defined between the second reference position and an inlet position of the first flow channel.

2 . The reactor according to claim 1 , further comprising a third flow channel through which a refrigerant flows, the third flow channel being stacked parallel to the first flow channel and opposed in line to the second flow channel with no contact on an introduction side of the heat medium of the second flow channel,
wherein, when a third reference position is presumed to be defined by a straight line in contact with an end portion of the third flow channel opposed to the introduction side of the heat medium of the second flow channel and extending in a direction intersecting with the third flow channel, the catalyst body is provided in a region defined between the third reference position and the inlet position of the first flow channel.

3 . The reactor according to claim 1 , further comprising a fourth flow channel through which a refrigerant flows, the fourth flow channel being stacked parallel to the first flow channel, having one end communicating with an introduction port from which the refrigerant is introduced, and having another end communicating in line with the second flow channel on an introduction side of the heat medium at a position of the straight line defining the second reference position.

4 . The reactor according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst body comprises a plurality of catalyst bodies provided in the first flow channel.

5 . The reactor according to claim 4 , wherein:
at least one of the catalyst bodies is provided in a region on one side based on the first reference position; and at least another one of the catalyst bodies is provided in a region on another side based on the first reference position.

Assignees

• Ihi Corp

Inventors

• Yano Akihisa
• Sakakura Shigeki
• Miyajima Shunji
• Akita Takahito
• Yamamoto Taiga
• Takeuchi Yusuke

Classifications

• Y02E60/50

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• B01J19/248

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• B01J2219/2453

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