Patent · US Expired

Heat exchange unit for pseudo-isothermal reactors

US7378065B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by

4References

11Claims

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Assignee

Methanol Casale SA · CH

Inventors

Ermanno Filippi · Castagnola, CH
Enrico Rizzi · Como, IT
Mirco Tarozzo · Ligornetto, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2003
Grant date	May 27, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF28F2250/104
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A heat exchange unit for axial and radial pseudo-isothermal reactors which comprise a substantially cylindrical shell (2) closed at the opposite ends by base plates (3, 4), a reaction zone (6) containing a catalytic bed and at least one heat exchanger (11) of the type with a plate having a variable section along the direction of the flow of operating heat exchange fluid.

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