US 6,981,529 B2 | ||
Measuring catalyst(s) for filling reactor tubes in reactor vessels | ||
Paul Fry, League City, Tex. (US) | ||
Assigned to Catalyst Services, Inc., La Porte, Tex. (US) | ||
Filed on Jun. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/609,081. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/392750, filed on Jun. 28, 2002. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0017875 A1, Jan. 29, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B65B 1/04 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 141—67 | 4 Claims |
1. An apparatus for filling a plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel with at least one catalyst, comprising:
a hopper;
a catalyst moving device mounted below the hopper wherein the catalyst moving device comprises a trough having one open end
and a vibrating motor attached to the trough;
a catalyst dispenser mounted below the catalyst moving device;
a scale attached to the catalyst dispenser;
a computer in communication with the scale, the catalyst moving device and with the catalyst dispenser; and
a gate mechanism mounted over the open end of the trough and in communication with the computer wherein the gate mechanism
has a brush.
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