An improved cyclone system for disengaging solid and gaseous particles in
fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes with reduced coke formation in
disengager vessels, without favoring release of the disengaged catalyst
into cyclones in subsequent stages, said system comprising legless
cyclones 42 fitted with external collector pipes 43, is described.The
collector pipes 43 optimize the purge of gases coming from the disengager
vessel 49, reducing the time the hydrocarbons remain inside said
disengager vessel 49, thus preventing overcracking and subsequent coke
formation. Positioning of the external collector pipes 43 prevents
release of the disengaged catalyst into cyclones in subsequent stages.The
present invention also relates to a process and device for disengaging
solid and gaseous particles in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes,
reducing coke formation in disengager vessels and minimizing the release
of catalyst into consecutive stages, said process and device being part
of the system of the present invention.