Method and apparatus for mixing and atomizing a hydrocarbon stream using a diluent/dispersion stream

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9920266
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15159771

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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for mixing and atomizing a hydrocarbon stream using a diluent/dispersion stream. The apparatus includes an inner conduit having an inlet for receiving the diluent/dispersion stream; an outer conduit having an inlet for receiving the hydrocarbon stream and an outlet for dispensing a mixture including the hydrocarbon and the dispersion/diluent streams; the outer conduit concentric to the inner conduit to define at least a first annular space and a second annular space; the first annular space being located downstream of the inlet of the outer conduit, the first annular space enabling formation of a thin film of the hydrocarbon stream between an outer surface of the inner conduit and an inner surface of the outer conduit; the second annular space being located downstream of the first annular space, the second annular space having a width greater than a width of the first annular space; and the inner conduit located at about the second annular space includes a first set orifices disposed on a periphery thereof for dispensing a first portion of the dispersion/diluent stream into the thin film of hydrocarbon stream to cross-shear the thin film and form the mixture including the hydrocarbon and the dispersion/diluent streams.

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INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED400051 MUMBAI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bhattacharyya, Debasis Faridabad, IN 62 310
De, Bidyut Faridabad, IN 4 6
Khan, Shoeb Hussain Faridabad, IN 7 9
Kumar, Brijesh Faridabad, IN 60 468
Kumaran, Satheesh Vetterkunnel Faridabad, IN 12 28
Yadav, Manoj Kumar Faridabad, IN 10 70

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