SUPPORT GRID

The support grid is installed on a ring integral to the pressure shell.

The grid must be built in sectors so that it can be installed through the vessel manhole. Some processes require a locking system to secure the panels, for example our reliable J-bolts locking system.

A small gap is left on the inside of the vessel wall in order to allow for differential thermal expansion and installation clearance and to handle manufacturing tolerances, or due to the round shape of the reactor itself.

Advantages

• Not prone to media blockage or intrusion, offering good self-support

• Suitable for environments with internal and external pressure differences, easy to clean clogged materials

• Smooth surface providing a high open area

• In low flow or medium gas flow applications, the support grid can also serve as a compression grate

• Easy to disassemble, can be installed through maintenance holes

• Exceptional resistance to collapsing and buckling

Applications

• Catalyst bed support grid for petrochemical and refining industries

• Wedge wire false bottom used in beer brewing

• Reactor internals for carbon filters

• Hydrogenation reactors

• Desulfurization reactors

• Mash tuns in the brewing industry