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The p re s e n t i n v e n t i o n re l a t e s t o a ? u i d b e d re a c t o r s u c h a s
t ha t s ho w n i n U . S . P a t . N o . 2,8 4 1 ,4 76 a n d i n p a rt i c u l a r t o a
g ri d a n d n o z z l e a s s e mb l y f o r s u c h a re a c t o r.
A ? u i d i z e d b e d re a c t o r o f t he t y p e t o w hi c h t he p re s e n t i n
v e n t i o n re l a t e s i n c l u d e s a re a c t o r v e s s e l i n w hi c h a g ri d p l a t e i s
mo u n t e d d i v i d i n g t he v e s s e l i n t o a n u p p e r o r re a c t i o n
c ha mb e r a n d a l o w e r o r p l e n u m c ha mb e r. A g ra n u l a r ma t e ri a l
w hi c h i s t o b e ? u i d i z e d i s d i s p o s e d w i t hi n t he u p p e r c ha mb e r
a n d s u p p o rt e d o n t he g ri d p l a t e . The g ri d p l a t e i s p ro v i d e d
w i t h a p l u ra l i t y o f g a s a p e rt u re s t he re t hro u g h a n d a i r o r o t he r
g a s e o u s ? u i d u n d e r p re s s u re i s s u p p l i e d t o t he l o w e r p l e n u m
c ha mb e r. The g a s p a s s e s t hro u g h t he a p e rt u re s i n t he g ri d
p l a t e a n d ? u i d i z e s t he g ra n u l a r ma t e ri a l . H e a t i s s u p p l i e d t o
t he ? u i d b e d a n d t he rma l p ro c e s s i n g o f ma t e ri a l i s c a rri e d o u t
w i t hi n t he b e d . The g ri d p l a t e i s c o n v e n t i o n a l l y ma d e o f a
re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l i n o rd e r t o p e rmi t t he t he rma l p ro c e s s i n g
o f ma t e ri a l i n t he re a c t o r a t hi g h t e mp e ra t u re s .
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? u i d i z e s t he g ra n u l a r ma t e ri a l a n d t o p re v e n t b a c k s i f t i n g o f
t he g ra n u l a r ma t e ri a l , i t ha s b e e n f o u n d n e c e s s a ry t o mo u n t a
g a s d i s t ri b u t o r n o z z l e o r t u y e re i n e a c h o f t he a p e rt u re s i n t he
g ri d p l a t e . The a i r w hi c h i s u s e d t o ? u i d i z e t he g ra n u l a r
ma t e ri a l i s u n d e r p re s s u re t e n d s t o d i s l o d g e t he n o z z l e s o r
t u y e re s f ro m t he a p e rt u re s i n t he g ri d p l a t e . P ri o r t o t he
p re s e n t i n v e n t i o n , t he re ha v e b e e n s e v e ra l p ro p o s a l s f o r
re t a i n i n g t he n o z z l e s i n t he a p e rt u re s o f t he g ri d p l a t e .
As s ho w n i n U . S . P a t . N o . 2,8 4 1 ,4 76, o n e p ro p o s a l i s t o
s c re w t he n o z z l e s i n t o t he g ri d p l a t e . Be c a u s e a re f ra c t o ry
ma t e ri a l mu s t b e u s e d f o r g ri d s u s e d i n hi g h t e mp e ra t u re
? u i d i z e d b e d re a c t o rs a n d re f ra c t o ri e s d o n o t l e n d t he ms e l v e s
t o t hre a d i n g , t hi s t e c hn i q u e ha s n o t b e e n s a t i s f a c t o ry .
A s e c o n d p ro p o s a l i s t o ma k e t he n o z z l e s he a v y e n o u g h s o
t ha t t he y w i l l b e he l d i n t he g ri d b y t he i r o w n w e i g ht . W he n
l a rg e a mo u n t s o f a i r a re u s e d f o r ? u i d i z i n g , t hi s t e c hn i q u e ha s
n e c e s s i t a t e d t he u s e o f e xt re me l y he a v y n o z z l e s a n d ha s n o t
b e e n a l t o g e t he r s a t i s f a c t o ry . The n o z z l e s s t i l l ha v e a t e n d e n c y
t o b e d i s l o d g e d f ro m t he g ri d .
A t hi rd t e c hn i q u e i s t o ha v e t he n o z z l e s p a s s t hro u g h t he
g ri d p l a t e a n d b e s e c u re d b y me a n s s u c h a s a n u t t o t he l o w e r
s i d e o f t he g ri d . S u c h a n a rra n g e me n t i s s ho w n i n U . S . P a t . N o .
3,0 4 0 ,4 39 . Thi s a rra n g e me n t ha s t he d i s a d v a n t a g e t ha t i f i t
b e c o me s n e c e s s a ry t o re p l a c e o n e o f t he n o z z l e s , t he f a s t e n i n g
n u t i s u s u a l l y f ro z e n t o t he t hre a d a n d c a n n o t b e l o o s e n e d .
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' It i s , t he re f o re , t he p ri n c i p a l o b j e c t o f t he p re s e n t i n v e n t i o n
t o p ro v i d e a n o z z l e a n d n o z z l e a s s e mb l y ? u i d i z e d b e d g ri d
w hi c h o v e rc o me s t he a f o re me n t i o n e d d i s a d v a n t a g e s o f
p re s e n t a p p a ra t u s .
It i s a n a d d i t i o n a l o b j e c t o f t hi s i n v e n t i o n t o p ro v i d e a t u y e re
f o r a ? u i d i z e d b e d g ri d a s s e mb l y w hi c h w i l l re ma i n i n p l a c e
w he n t he a s s e mb l y i s i n u s e , a n d ma y b e e a s i l y re p l a c e d s ho u l d
t he t u y e re b e c o me d a ma g e d .
In g e n e ra l , t he f o re g o i n g a n d o t he r o b j e c t s w i l l b e c a rri e d
o u t b y p ro v i d i n g i n c o mb i n a t i o n , a g ri d p l a t e f o r ? u i d b e d
re a c t o rs ha v i n g a p l u ra l i t y o f a p e rt u re s t he re t hro u g h, s a i d
a p e rt u re s ha v i n g w a l l s d e f i n i n g a l o w e r p o rt i o n a n d a c o mmu
n i c a t i n g u p p e r p o rt i o n w i t h a t ru n c a t e d c o n i c a l s ha p e , t he
d i a me t e r o f s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n b e i n g l a rg e r t ha n t ha t o f s a i d
l o w e r p o rt i o n s o a s t o f o rm a c i rc u mf e re n t i a l s ho u l d e r a t t he
z o n e o f c o mmu n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n s a i d p o rt i o n s ; a ho l l o w n o z
z l e e l e me n t d i s p o s e d i n e a c h o f s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n s , s a i d n o z
z l e e l e me n t s c o mp ri s i n g a he a d a n d a d o w n w a rd l y a n d o u t
w a rd l y t a p e ri n g b o d y s p a c e d f ro m s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n w a l l s ;
a n d s e a l i n g me a n s b e t w e e n s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n w a l l s a n d s a i d
b o d y t o p re v e n t d i s l o d g e me n t o f s a i d n o z z l e e l e me n t s .
The o b j e c t s o f t hi s i n v e n t i o n w i l l a l s o b e c a rri e d o u t b y
p ro v i d i n g a n o z z l e e l e me n t f o r u s e i n a ? u i d b e d re a c t o r c o m
p ri s i n g a ho l l o w b o d y ha v i n g a he a d a n d d o w n w a rd l y a n d o u t
w a rd l y t a p e ri n g s i d e w a l l s w i t h t he he a d o f s a i d b o d y b e i n g
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n e xe d d ra w i n g w he re i n :
FIG. 1 i s a p a rt i a l p l a n v i e w o f a g ri d p l a t e f o rmi n g a p a rt o f
t he p re s e n t i n v e n t i o n ;
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l i n e 2-2 o f FIG. 1 ;
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t i o n o f t he p re s e n t i n v e n t i o n . ~
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The i n s t a n t i n v e n t i o n i s a p p l i c a b l e t o g ri d p l a t e s o f a n y
d i a me t e r o r t hi c k n e s s u s e d i n ? u i d b e d re a c t o rs . It i s e s p e c i a l l y
d i re c t e d t o g ri d p l a t e s ma d e o f a re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l , w he t he r
o f b ri c k o r o t he r re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l f o r u s e i n hi g h t e mp e ra
t u re ? u i d b e d p ro c e s s o p e ra t i o n s a n d w i l l b e d i s c u s s e d i n c o n
n e c t i o n t he re w i t h. -
Re f e rri n g t o t he d ra w i n g s , t he re i s s ho w n i n FIGS . 1 a n d 2 a
u n i t a ry g ri d p l a t e 1 0 c o mp ri s i n g a s e ri e s o f c a s t re f ra c t o ry s e c
t i o n s 1 1 j o i n e d t o g e t he r b y mo rt a r 1 2 a t t he i r a b u t t i n g j o i n t s .
W hi l e o n l y a p o rt i o n o f t he g ri d p l a t e 1 0 ha s b e e n s ho w n , i t
w i l l b e u n d e rs t o o d t ha t t he g ri d c o mp ri s e s a n y n u mb e r o f
t he s e s e c t i o n s d e s i re d s o a s t o f o rm a g ri d o f t he d i a me t e r a n d
s ha p e n e e d e d f o r a p a rt i c u l a r re a c t o r. The s i z e a n d s ha p e o f
t he g ri d p l a t e , e xc e p t a s he re i n a f t e r n o t e d , f o rm n o p a rt o f t he
i n s t a n t i n v e n t i o n .
S p a c e d a s d e s i re d i n t he g ri d p l a t e 1 0 a re a p l u ra l i t y o f a p e r
t u re s 1 3 e xt e n d i n g t he re t hro u g h, t he l o c a t i o n o f t he a p e rt u re s
1 3 a n d t he n u mb e r t he re o f i s g o v e rn e d b y t he re q u i re me n t s o f
t he p a rt i c u l a r re a c t o r i n w hi c h t he g ri d p l a t e i s t o b e u s e d . The
a p e rt u re s 1 3 ha v e w a l l s 1 4 d e ? n i n g a g e n e ra l l y c y l i n d ri c a l
l o w e r p o rt i o n 1 5 a n d a c o mmu n i c a t i n g u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 w i t h
a t ru n c a t e d c o n i c a l s ha p e . The g re a t e s t c ro s s -s e c t i o n a l d i a me
t e r o f t he u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 i s l a rg e r t ha n t ha t o f t he s ma l l e s t
c ro s s -s e c t i o n a l d i a me t e r o f t he l o w e r p o rt i o n . A c i rc u m
f e re n t i a l s ho u l d e r 1 7 i s f o rme d a t t he a re a w he re t he l o w e r
p o rt i o n 1 5 c o mmu n i c a t e s w i t h t he u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 o f t he
a p e rt u re 1 3.
Fo r e a s e o f c o n s t ru c t i o n o f t he g ri d p l a t e , o n e -ha l f o f t he
s ha p e o f e a c h o f t he a p e rt u re s 1 3 ma y b e p re f o rme d i n e a c h
i n d i v i d u a l s e c t i o n 1 1 a s t he re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l i s c a s t o r b ri c k
i s b e i n g ma d e . W he n t he p re f o rme d s e c t i o n s 1 1 a re t he n
u n i t e d t o f o rm t he g ri d , t he ha l f p o rt i o n s o f e a c h a p e rt u re o f
e a c h a b u t t i n g g ri d ma t e t o f o rm a n a p e rt u re 1 3 o f t he d e s i re d
s ha p e . Thi s i s b e s t s ho w n i n FIGS . 1 a n d 2.
FIG. 3 i l l u s t ra t e s a n a l t e rn a t e e mb o d i me n t w he re i n d u ri n g
c a s t i n g , re mo v a b l e f o rms c a n b e u s e d s o t ha t t he a p e rt u re s c a n
b e f o rme d i n t he b o d y o f t he c a s t s e c t i o n s a n d n o t s o l e l y a t t he
p e ri p he ry t he re o f . By w ha t e v e r me a n s f o rme d , i t i s re q u i re d
t ha t t he a p e rt u re s 1 3 ha v e i n t he i r u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 t he t ru n
c a t e d c o n i c a l s ha p e s ho w n i n FIGS . 2, 3, a n d 4 .
N o z z l e e l e me n t s 1 8 a re ho l l o w , t ru n c a t e d c o n i c a l s ha p e d
b o d i e s ha v i n g a ro u n d e d he a d 1 9 a n d a b o d y 20 w i t h a
d o w n w a rd l y a n d o u t w a rd l y t a p e ri n g s ha p e s e t i n e a c h o f t he
a p e rt u re s 1 3. The n o z z l e e l e me n t s 1 8 a re ho l l o w a n d c o n t a i n
i n t he he a d 1 9 c o re ho l e s 21 l o c a t e d n e a r t he he a d t o p e rmi t
p a s s a g e o f t he ? u i d i z i n g g a s f ro m t he p l e n u m c ha mb e r ( n o t
s ho w n ) b e l o w t he g ri d p l a t e 1 0 i n t o t he re a c t i o n c ha mb e r
a b o v e t he g ri d p l a t e . The o p e n i n g s 21 a re p re f e ra b l y a n g l e d
d o w n w a rd l y w i t h re s p e c t t o t he ho ri z o n t a l t o w a rd t he g ri d
p l a t e s o t ha t w he n a i r i s n o l o n g e r s u p p l i e d t o t he f l u i d b e d a n d
t he g ra n u l a r ma t e ri a l i n t he b e d s e t t l e s , i t w i l l n o t s i f t t hro u g h
t he ho l e s 21 i n t o t he p l e n u m.
It i s g e n e ra l l y d e s i re d t o ha v e t he he a d 1 9 o f t he n o z z l e 1 8
e xt e n d e d a b o v e t he u p p e r s u rf a c e o f t he g ri d . Fo r t hi s p u r
p o s e , t he d e p t h o f t he u p p e r p o rt i o n s 1 6 o f t he a p e rt u re s 1 3
a n d l e n g t h o f t he b o d y 20 o f t he n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 a re a d
j u s t e d a c c o rd i n g l y .
The d o w n w a rd l y a n d o u t w a rd l y t a p e ri n g b o d y 20 o f t he
n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 i s f o rme d s o a s t o b e s u b s t a n t i a l l y p a ra l l e l
w i t h t he w a l l s 1 4 o f t he u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 o f t he a p e rt u re . The
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s l i g ht l y s ma l l e r t ha n t he s ma l l e s t c ro s s -s e c t i o n a l d i a me t e r o f
t he u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 o f a p e rt u re 1 3 s o t ha t t he n o z z l e e l e me n t
1 8 c a n b e f re e l y i n s e rt e d a n d re mo v e d f ro m t he u p p e r p o rt i o n
1 6. .
It i s re q u i re d t ha t t he n o z z l e e l e me n t s 1 8 b e i n s e rt e d s o t ha t
t he i r b a s e re s t s d i re c t l y o n t he s ho u l d e rs 1 7 o f t he a p e rt u re s
1 3. The s p a c e b e t w e e n t he b o d y 20 a n d t he w a l l s 1 4 o f t he
u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 i s f i l l e d w i t h a s e a l e r o r g ro u t 22. The s e a l e r
o r g ro u t ma y b e a c e me n t o r c a s t a b l e ma t e ri a l o r i t ma y b e a
g ra n u l a r ma t e ri a l s u c h a s s a n d w hi c h i s t a rn p e d b e t w e e n t he
w a l l s o f t he a p e rt u re 1 3 a n d t he w a l l s o f t he n o z z l e e l e me n t
1 8 . P re f e ra b l y s u c h g ro u t ma t e ri a l ha s a s t re n g t h l e s s t ha n t ha t
o f t he a d j a c e n t re f ra c t o ry s e c t i o n 1 1 a n d n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 .
Be c a u s e o f t he s ha p e o f t he b o d y 20 o f t he n o z z l e e l e me n t
1 8 a n d t he s ha p e d u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 o f t he a p e rt u re 1 3 a n d t he
i n t e rp o s i t i o n o f t he s e a l i n g me a n s t he re b e t w e e n , t he u p w a rd
f o rc e o f t he ? u i d i z i n g g a s o n t he n o z z l e e l e me n t c a n n o t
d i s l o d g e t he n o z z l e e l e me n t . In f a c t , a s t he u p w a rd f o rc e o f t he
? u i d i z i n g g a s t e n d s t o l i f t t he n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 o u t o f t he
a p e rt u re , i t c o mp a c t s t he g ro u t 22 a n d t i g ht e n s t he ho l d o f t he
g ri d o n t he n o u l e . Thu s , a s e l f -t i g ht e n i n g f a s t e n e r b e t w e e n t he
g ri d a n d t he n o z z l e ha s b e e n p ro v i d e d .
If , ho w e v e r, t he n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 s ho u l d f a i l d u ri n g o p e ra
t i o n a n d mu s t b e re p l a c e d , t he s ha p e o f t he s p a c e b e t w e e n t he
b o d y a n d u p p e r p o rt i o n p e rmi t s re a d y re mo v a l o f t he s e a l i n g
me a n s 22 f ro m a l l a re a s o f t he u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 o f t he a p e r
t u re 1 3 a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y p e rmi t s t he w i t hd ra w a l o f t he n o z z l e
e l e me n t f ro m t he a p e rt u re . The n o z z l e c a n t hu s b e re mo v e d
t hro u g h t he t o p ' o f t he g ri d a n d a c c e s s t o t he l o w e r p l e n u m
c ha mb e r i s n o t n e c e s s a ry .
In t he e mb o d i me n t o f t he i n v e n t i o n s ho w n i n FIG. 4 , t he
n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 c a n b e p ro v i d e d w i t h a c i rc u mf e re n t i a l
a p ro n 23 a b o u t a p o rt i o n o f t he b o d y 20 a n d t he u p p e r p o rt i o n
1 6 o f t he a p e rt u re 1 3 i s p ro v i d e d w i t h a c o rre s p o n d i n g g ro o v e
24 ! . Thi s mo d i ? c a t i o n o f t he i n v e n t i o n c a n b e u s e d i n s u c h
s i t u a t i o n s w he re u n u s u a l l y hi g h ? u i d i z i n g g a s p re s s u re s a re t o
b e u s e d i n o rd e r t o i n s u re t ha t t he n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 w i l l n o t
b e d i s l o d g e d f ro m t he u p p e r p o rt i o n 1 6 o f t he a p e rt u re 1 3.
H e re a g a i n , ho w e v e r, i t i s i mp o rt a n t t ha t t he b o t t o m o f t he
n o z z l e e l e me n t 1 8 re s t o n t he s ho u l d e r 1 7 s o a s t o p re v e n t a n y
o f t he s e a l i n g ma t e ri a l 22 f ro m c o mi n g b e t w e e n t he b o t t o m o f
t he n o z z l e e l e me n t a n d s ho u l d e r t he re b y ma k i n g i t d i f f i c u l t t o
re mo v e t he n o z z l e e l e me n t s ho u l d i t n e e d re p l a c e me n t .
As t o ma t e ri a l s , t he c a s t s e c t i o n s ma y b e o f f o rme d b ri c k o r
o f a n y c a s t a b l e re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l c o mmo n l y u s e d i n ma k i n g
g ri d p l a t e s f o r ? u i d b e d re a c t o rs . The n o z z l e i s ma d e o f a s u i t a
b l e ma t e ri a l , c o mp a t i b l e w i t h t he f l u i d i z e d b e d p ro c e s s o p e ra
t i o n , s u c h a s c e ra mi c mu l l i t e , p o rc e l a i n , a l u n d u m, c o ru n d u m,
me t a l a l l o y s , me t a l c e ra mi c s , t e f l o n , n y l o n a n d t he l i k e . The s e
ma t e ri a l s a re l i s t e d b y w a y o f e xa mp l e a n d n o t b y w a y o f
l i mi t a t i o n . The s e a l i n g me a n s , a s n o t e d , ma y b e a c e me n t o r
c a s t a b l e ma t e ri a l , p re f e ra b l y o n e s o f t e r t ha n t he ma t e ri a l u s e d
i n t he c a s t s e c t i o n s o r t he n o z z l e e l e me n t .
It s ho u l d b e a p p a re n t f ro m t he f o re g o i n g t ha t t he o b j e c t s o f
t hi s i n v e n t i o n ha v e b e e n c a rri e d o u t . A n o v e l n o z z l e a n d g ri d
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a s s e mb l y ha v e b e e n p ro v i d e d w hi c h i n s u re s t ha t t he n o z z l e
w i l l b e he l d i n t he g ri d p l a t e y e t p e rmi t e a s y re mo v a l s ho u l d
t hi s b e n e c e s s a ry . The n o z z l e i s he l d i n p l a c e b y mo re t ha n a
me re f a s t e n e r o r mo re t ha n t he g ro u t ma t e ri a l .
It w i l l b e u n d e rs t o o d t ha t i t i s i n t e n d e d t o c o v e r a l l c ha n g e s
a n d mo d i f i c a t i o n s o f t he d i s c l o s u re o f t he i n v e n t i o n he re i n
c ho s e n f o r t he p u rp o s e o f i l l u s t ra t i o n w hi c h d o n o t c o n s t i t u t e
d e p a rt u re s f ro m t he s p i ri t a n d s c o p e o f t he i n v e n t i o n .
W ha t i s c l a i me d i s :
1 . In c o mb i n a t i o n , a g ri d p l a t e f o r ? u i d b e d re a c t o rs ha v i n g
a p l u ra l i t y o f a p e rt u re s t he re t hro u g h, s a i d a p e rt u re s ha v i n g
w a l l s d e f i n i n g a l o w e r p o rt i o n a n d a c o mmu n i c a t i n g u p p e r
p o rt i o n w i t h a t ru n c a t e d c o n i c a l s ha p e , t he d i a me t e r o f s a i d
u p p e r p o rt i o n b e i n g l a rg e r t ha n t ha t o f s a i d l o w e r p o rt i o n s o a s
t o f o rm a c i rc u mf e re n t i a l s ho u l d e r a t t he z o n e o f c o mmu n i c a
t i o n b e t w e e n s a i d p o rt i o n s ; a ho l l o w n o z z l e e l e me n t d i s p o s e d
i n e a c h o f s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n s , s a i d n o z z l e e l e me n t s c o mp ri s
i n g a he a d a n d a d o w n w a rd l y a n d o u t w a rd l y t a p e ri n g b o d y
s p a c e d f ro m s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n w a l l s ; a n d s e a l i n g me a n s
b e t w e e n s a i d u p p e r p o rt i o n w a l l s a n d s a i d b o d y t o p re v e n t
d i s l o d g e me n t o f s a i d n o z z l e e l e me n t s .
2. The c o mb i n a t i o n o f c l a i m 1 w he re i n s a i d g ri d p l a t e c o m
p ri s e s a p l u ra l i t y o f a b u t t i n g p re f o rme d s e c t i o n s o f re f ra c t o ry
ma t e ri a l , s a i d s e c t i o n s ha v i n g re c e s s e d a re a s i n a t l e a s t o n e
s i d e w a l l w hi c h ma t e w i t h c o rre s p o n d i n g re c e s s e d a re a s o f
a b u t t i n g s e c t i o n s t o f o rm s a i d a p e rt u re s , a n d s a i d s e a l i n g
me a n s i s a re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l .
3. The c o mb i n a t i o n o f c l a i m 1 w he re i n s a i d b o d y ha s a n o u t
w a rd l y p ro j e c t i n g c i rc u mf e re n t i a l a p ro n a n d s a i d u p p e r p o r
t i o n w a l l ha s a g ro o v e ma t i n g t he re w i t h.
4 . The c o mb i n a t i o n o f c l a i m 1 w he re i n t he d o w n w a rd l y a n d
o u t w a rd l y t a p e ri n g b o d y o f e a c h n o z z l e e l e me n t i s s u b s t a n
t i a l l y p a ra l l e l w i t h t he u p p e r p o rt i o n w a l l s o f t he a p e rt u re i n
w hi c h i t i s d i s p o s e d .
5 . The c o mb i n a t i o n o f c l a i m 4 w he re i n a n o z z l e e l e me n t i s
s e a t e d o n a s ho u l d e r i n e a c h o f s a i d a p e rt u re s .
6. The c o mb i n a t i o n o f c l a i m 5 w he re i n s a i d g ri d p l a t e c o m
p ri s e s a p l u ra l i t y o f a b u t t i n g p re f o rme d s e c t i o n s o f re f ra c t o ry
ma t e ri a l , s a i d s e c t i o n s ha v i n g re c e s s e d a re a s i n a t l e a s t o n e
s i d e w a l l w hi c h ma t e w i t h c o rre s p o n d i n g re c e s s e d a re a s o f
a b u t t i n g s e c t i o n s t o f o rm s a i d a p e rt u re s , a n d s a i d s e a l i n g
me a n s i s a re f ra c t o ry ma t e ri a l . ,
7. Fo r u s e i n c o mb i n a t i o n w i t h a f l u i d b e d re a c t o r g ri d ha v
i n g a p l u ra l i t y o f a p e rt u re s t he re t hro u g h, e a c h ha v i n g w a l l s
d e f i n i n g a l o w e r p o rt i o n a n d a c o mmu n i c a t i n g u p p e r p o rt i o n
w i t h a t ru n c a t e d c o n i c a l s ha p e , a n o z z l e e l e me n t c o mp ri s i n g a
ho l l o w b o d y ha v i n g a he a d a n d d o w n w a rd l y a n d o u t w a rd l y
t a p e ri n g s i d e w a l l s a d a p t e d t o e xt e n d i n t o t he u p p e r p o rt i o n o f
a n a p e rt u re i n a ? u i d b e d re a c t o r g ri d , w i t h t he he a d o f s a i d
b o d y b e i n g c l o s e d a n d ha v i n g a t l e a s t o n e g a s p a s s a g e
t he re t hro u g h.
8 . The n o z z l e e l e me n t o f c l a i m 7 w he re i n s a i d s i d e w a l l s t e r
mi n a t e i n a ? a t b a s e .
9 . The n o z z l e e l e me n t o f c l a i m 8 w he re i n s a i d g a s p a s s a g e i s
a n g l e d d o w n w a rd l y f ro m t he ho ri z o n t a l . '
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