Coke drum unheading device

• US 5,098,524 A
• Filed: 12/10/1990
• Issued: 03/24/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fluor Enterprises Incorporated (Fluor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Flour Corporation
• Inventors: Reaves, Marcus R., Antalfy, Leslie P., Alexander, Donnie W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Woodard, Joye L.
• Application Number:
  US07/627,560
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 202/121, 202/241, 202/242, 202/246, 202/252, 202/261, 202/96, 208/131, 196/122, 196/130, 220/211, 220/315, 220/335, 220/337, 110/173 R, 110/176, 110/177, 126/192, 126/194, 126/197, 122/498, 432/250, 49/340, 292/96, 292/201, 292/122
• US Class Current: 202/96
• CPC Class Codes: C10B 25/10 for ovens with vertical chambers
• CPC Class Codes: C10B 33/00 Discharging devices; Coke guides
• CPC Class Codes: F16J 13/16 Pivoted closures F16J13/22 takes precedence

Abstract

A coke drum unheading device having an actuator system operable from a location remote from a drum outlet. The actuator is adapted to move a drumhead between closed and open positions and to retain the drumhead in a closed position under load.

Claims

1. In a coke drum system including a drum body and a drumhead, the improvement in combination therewith comprising:

an actuator means for moving said drumhead relative to said drum body, said actuator means being operable from a location remote from said drumhead;

said drum body having an upper cylindrical portion and a lower frusto conical portion terminating at a cylindrical drum outlet;

said drum body further including a stiffener ring means for supporting said actuator means and circumferentially mounted on said frusto conical lower portion, said stiffener ring means including one or more mounting lugs to provide actuator means support;

said drum outlet including flange hinge tabs for mounting said drumhead;

said drumhead being circular and configured to mate with said drum outlet and having mounted thereto a generally T-shaped cover stiffener including an actuator support portion having opposing ends and a hinge support portion;

said hinge support portion having a cover hinge tab extending therefrom;

said cover hinge tab being pivotally mounted by pin means to said flange hinge tabs;

said actuator support portion of said cover stiffener having pivotally mounted to the ends thereof a pair of universal joints to provide actuator means support;

said actuator means comprising a pair of hydraulic cylinders mounted at one end to said universal joints and at the other end to said mounting lugs whereby actuation of said hydraulic cylinders pivots said drumhead between closed and open positions with respect to said drum body outlet.

2. The coke drum system set forth in claim 1 further including a first feedline nonremovably connected to and extending from the center of said drumhead and a second feedline removably connected to said first feedline.

3. A delayed coke system comprising a coke drum body having an outlet, a drumhead pivotaly mounted to said drum body, actuator means for moving said drumhead relative to said drum body to pen or close said outlet, said actuator means being operable from a location remote from said drumhead, said drum body further including stiffener means mounted thereon for supporting said actuator means, said stiffener means including one or more mounting lugs to provide actuator support, said drum outlet including flange hinge tabs for mounting said drumhead, said drumhead being configured to mate with said drum outlet and having mounted thereto a cover stiffener including an actuator support portion having opposed ends and a hinge support portion, said actuator means comprising hydraulic cylinders mounted at one end to the opposing ends of said actuator support portions and at the other end to said mounting lugs, whereby actuation of said hydraulic cylinder pivots said drumhead between closed and open positions with respect to said drum body outlet.

4. The delayed coker system of claim 3 in which said actuator support portion of said cover stiffener includes a pair of universal joints pivotally mounted to the ends thereof and to the one end of each of said hydraulic cylinders to provide actuator support.

5. The delayed coker system of claim 3 further including safety lock means mounted to said drum body for engaging said drumhead in the closed position to prevent accidental pivoting of said drumhead in the event of a loss of hydraulic fluid pressure in said hydraulic cylinders.