Chlorinators (TiO2) and Oxychlorination

Developed new reactor designs and new conical reactor distributors for a client
Designed and developed L-valve feeding systems for TiO2 ores and coke for two PSRI member companies
Designed a Restricted Pipe Discharge System (RPDS) to continuously discharge solids from a chlorinator bed to prevent excessive buildup of impurities
Determined minimum gas velocities to prevent segregation of ore and char were for plant turndowns
Demonstrated distributor design to minimize refractory erosion
Designed spargers, grid plates and heat transfer tubes ethylene chlorination
Minimize catalyst attrition with redesign of nozzles, spargers and cyclones
Reduced cyclone and dipleg erosion with new cyclone design
Assisted in the design of a novel direct ethane chlorination process
Developed in-situ probe for quantification of bed hydrodynamics in chlorination unit
Troubleshoot refractory issues in oxychlorination units

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