Abstract: A fluidized bed coking reactor apparatus comprises a reaction vessel; a temperature sensor inside the reaction vessel for measuring a reactor temperature, a solids feed mechanism for feeding solid particles into the reactor vessel at a mass flow rate, a feed material feed mechanism for feeding feed material into the reactor at an operating feed rate; and a supervisory controller programmed to determine an upper feed material feed rate of the reactor when operating at the reactor temperature and receiving solid particles at the mass flow rate.

Abstract: A fluidized bed coking reactor apparatus comprises a reaction vessel; a temperature sensor inside the reaction vessel for measuring a reactor temperature, a solids feed mechanism for feeding solid particles into the reactor vessel at a mass flow rate, a feed material feed mechanism for feeding feed material into the reactor at an operating feed rate; and a supervisory controller programmed to determine an upper feed material feed rate of the reactor when operating at the reactor temperature and receiving solid particles at the mass flow rate.

Abstract: A liquid feed material such as a heavy hydrocarbon feed in liquid form is contacted with a fluidized bed of heated solid particles which have a bulk horizontal velocity which is generally perpendicular to the flow of a fluidizing medium. The liquid feed material reacts on the solid particles to produce a vapor phase product, which vapor phase product is collected in a vapor collection apparatus.