Process for operating a heat exchanger
US5233839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S62/903
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention aims at preventing the risks of deformation and breaking down of the heat exchanger which is part of a plant for the batch treatment of fluids, of the type in which, during active periods which are separated from one another by rest periods, at least one refrigerating fluid is allowed to circulate in first ducts of the exchanger, from the cold end to the hot end of the latter, and at least one calorigenic fluid is circulated in second ducts of the exchanger, from the hot end to the cold end of the latter, characterized in that, during rest periods, heat is introduced at the hot end and cold is introduced at the cold end of the exchanger so as to maintain these two ends at temperatures which are relatively close to those corresponding to the active periods, at least one of these two inputs being supplied by means of a reserve fluid of the plant.
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