• Custom designs tailored to specific applications or detailed designs based on specifications, ensuring no interference with other reactor internals.
  

• Mechanical design minimizes deflection during operation.
  

• Secure fixing devices to hold each tray panel in place.

• Jigs ensure proper nozzle positioning, orientation, elevation, welding, and vertical alignment.

• Panels are manufactured with tight flatness tolerances, and gaskets reduce liquid leakage at panel joints.

• Trial assembly at Ekaislot's facility includes a detailed report verifying dimensions match the vessel's as-built specifications.

• Ekaislot provides technical support during onsite installation to ensure all necessary precautions are followed at customer facilities.

Application: Hydrotreating, hydrocracking, hydrogenation, reactors, etc.

Design based on your application

In two-phase flow systems, effective distribution is crucial as the interaction between liquid and gas—whether liquid spreads in gas or gas diffuses into liquid—directly impacts process chemistry. The liquid distribution system must adapt to varying incoming flow rates while controlling pressure drop to minimize flow reduction.

This is especially critical in high-pressure reactors, where height optimization reduces costs, or in revamps requiring increased capacity. Flow distribution is achieved through multiple nozzles on a distributor tray, each functioning as a flow restrictor via the Venturi effect. Nozzle spacing, arrangement, and design are tailored to specific applications.

Design Parameters

Process parameters:

Key process parameters for tray design include operating temperature, liquid and gas flow rates with their physical properties, and pressure drop across the distributor tray. As the tray design is critical to process performance, the process licensor specifies the quantity, arrangement, and type of tray nozzles.

Mechanical parameters:

Manhole size, maximum liquid height on the tray, allowable deflection, and corrosion allowance are essential for determining the required reinforcement.

Axial Flow Reactor

The performance of catalysts in axial flow reactors heavily depends on the flow distribution system's hydraulics. Uniform flow distribution, whether in upflow or downflow operation, ensures consistent transit time, efficient catalyst utilization, and minimized deactivation. Under optimal conditions, plug flow is maintained to achieve high-purity products.