Process furnace
US5878699A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/129
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A twin-cell furnace for process stream preheat and utility steam superheat. The furnace uses a pair of vertical radiant cells with top supported, bottom guided, single row, multiple pass vertical coils fired on opposite sides by floor-mounted burners. An overhead convection section is centered between the radiant cells. Induced and forced draft fans are placed over the convection section to draw combustion gas into the stack and supply air through an air preheater, between the convection section and the stack, and to the floor burners and supplemental convection section burners. Additional convection coils are positioned in the hip section between the radiant cells and the convection section. The furnace design has reduced plot space requirements, increased flexibility in heating multiple services, and allows more even heating of the radiant tubes, and easier radiant tube replacement.
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