Abstract: A tray support insert and method of use for supporting one or more trays within a reactor chamber. The tray support insert includes at least one annular member which rests upon a support shoulder within the reactor chamber.

Abstract: A tray support insert and method of use for supporting one or more trays within a reactor chamber. The tray support insert includes at least one annular member which rests upon a support shoulder within the reactor chamber.

Abstract: The invention comprises a cooling module for use in a reactor for carrying out an exothermic process, such as a Fischer-Tropsch process, comprising a coolant inlet, a coolant distribution chamber, a plurality of cooling tubes, a coolant collection chamber, and a coolant discharge. A plurality of tubes extend through the distribution chamber to enable fluid communication between the space on one side of the distribution chamber and the space between the cooling tubes, and wherein at least 80% of the cooling tubes are arranged separately with a distance to the nearest cooling tube of at least 1 cm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reactor for carrying out an exothermic process comprising a reactor shell, inlets for introducing reactants and coolant into the reactor shell, outlets for removing product and coolant from the reactor shell, and a plurality of cooling modules, the reactor comprising for at least some of the modules a skirt for guiding gas underneath the modules.