US3183181A
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Vaporization of hydrocarbons
Assignee: GEA Group AG
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Filing: 1963-04-09
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1983-04-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rudbach Wolfgang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:39
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G45/00; C10G45/02; B; B01; B01D; B01D1/00; B01D1/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
IN THE PROCESS FOR THE VAPORIZATION OF HYDROCARBONS IN THE PRESENCE OF A GAS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES ESTABLISHING A PLURALITY OF SERIES CONNECTED VAPORIZATION ZONES INCLUDING A FIRST AND A LAST ZONE, EACH INCLUDING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER, INTRODUCING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS INTO THE FIRST OF SAID ZONES, CIRCULATING LIQUID HYDROCARBON TO BE VAPORIZED AS A CONTINUOUS LIQUID PHASE DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER IN EACH ZONE, REMOVING HEATED LIQUID HYDROCARBON FROM THE BOTTOM OF EACH HEAT EXCHANGER IN EACH ZONE AND TRANSPORTING THE SAME BACK TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SAME HEAT EXCHANGER ALONG A SEPARATE FLOW PATH BY INTRODUCING A GAS INTO SADI SEPARATE FLOW PATH TO CAUSE UPWARD FLOW THEREIN, SEPARATING GAS AND LIQUID PHASE IN EACH ZONE, PASSIN LIQUID TO THE NEXT SERIES CONNECTED ZONE, PASSING SEPARATED GAS TO THE SEPARATE FLOW PATHS OF
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
IN THE PROCESS FOR THE VAPORIZATION OF HYDROCARBONS IN THE PRESENCE OF A GAS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES ESTABLISHING A PLURALITY OF SERIES CONNECTED VAPORIZATION ZONES INCLUDING A FIRST AND A LAST ZONE, EACH INCLUDING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER, INTRODUCING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS INTO THE FIRST OF SAID ZONES, CIRCULATING LIQUID HYDROCARBON TO BE VAPORIZED AS A CONTINUOUS LIQUID PHASE DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER IN EACH ZONE, REMOVING HEATED LIQUID HYDROCARBON FROM THE BOTTOM OF EACH HEAT EXCHANGER IN EACH ZONE AND TRANSPORTING THE SAME BACK TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SAME HEAT EXCHANGER ALONG A SEPARATE FLOW PATH BY INTRODUCING A GAS INTO SADI SEPARATE FLOW PATH TO CAUSE UPWARD FLOW THEREIN, SEPARATING GAS AND LIQUID PHASE IN EACH ZONE, PASSIN LIQUID TO THE NEXT SERIES CONNECTED ZONE, PASSING SEPARATED GAS TO THE SEPARATE FLOW PATHS OF
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