| US 7,585,470 B2 | ||
| Apparatus for mixing in fluidized beds | ||
| Brian W. Hedrick, Oregon, Ill. (US); Keith A. Couch, Arlington Heights, Ill. (US); Robert L. Mehlberg, Wheaton, Ill. (US); and Mohammad Reza Mostofi Ashtiani, Naperville, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/614,862. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0152563 A1, Jun. 26, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F27B 15/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—145 [422/139; 422/144; 422/147] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A fluidized bed mixing apparatus, comprising:
a vessel;
said vessel having an upper zone and a lower zone;
a slide with a first end and second end, wherein said slide has a downward slope from horizon of between about 10° and about
60°;
said first end positioned in said upper zone; and
said second end positioned in said lower zone spaced horizontally from said first end.
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