US4324649A
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Fired process heater
Assignee: MW Kellogg Co
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Filing: 1980-07-08
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Granted: 1982-04-13
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Expires: 2000-07-08
Abstract
Abstract Combustion gas passes upwardly through the radiant section of a fired process heater having vertical tubes in such manner that the gas is in predominantly back-mixed flow condition in the lower portion of the radiant section and predominantly plug-flow condition in the upper portion of the radiant section.
Inventors
- 👤 William D. Parizot
- 👤 Paul D. O'Lenick
- 👤 Lowell D. Fraley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:23
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C1/00; C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/02; C01B3/32; C01B3/34; C01B3/38; C01B3/384; B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/02; B01J8/06; B01J8/062; C01B2203/00; C01B2203/02; C01B2203/0205; C01B2203/0227; C01B2203/0233; C01B2203/06; C01B2203/062; C01B2203/08; C01B2203/0805; C01B2203/0811; C01B2203/0816; C01B2203/0838; C01B2203/0844; C01B2203/0866; C01B2203/12; C01B2203/1205; C01B2203/1211; C01B2203/1235; C01B2203/1241; C01B2203/1247; C10; C10G; C10G2400/00; C10G2400/20; C10G2400/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S585/00; Y10S585/919; Y10S585/921; Y10S585/924; Y10S585/925
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
In a process for heating hydrocarbons by indirect heat exchange with combustion gas in a fired, tubular heater having a radiant chamber and a plurality of straight, vertical, tubular heat exchange means disposed therein, each of the means having a single pass in heat exchange relationship with the combustion gas and the hydrocarbon passing upwardly through the single pass, the improvement which comprises passing combustion gas in a predominantly back-mixed flow condition over lower portions of the tubular heat exchange means within the radiant chamber and then passing the combustion gas in a predominantly plug-flow condition over upper portions of the tubular heat exchange means within the radiant chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a process for heating hydrocarbons by indirect heat exchange with combustion gas in a fired, tubular heater having a radiant chamber and a plurality of straight, vertical, tubular heat exchange means disposed therein, each of the means having a single pass in heat exchange relationship with the combustion gas and the hydrocarbon passing upwardly through the single pass, the improvement which comprises passing combustion gas in a predominantly back-mixed flow condition over lower portions of the tubular heat exchange means within the radiant chamber and then passing the combustion gas in a predominantly plug-flow condition over upper portions of the tubular heat exchange means within the radiant chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the tubular heat exchange means are single tubes having inlet means at their lower extremities and outlet means at their upper extremities and hydrocarbon is passed upwardly through the tubes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the tubular heat exchange means are bayonet type exchangers having inlet and outlet means at their lower extremities, an outer tube and at least one inner tube, and hydrocarbon is passed upwardly between the inner and outer tubes in indirect heat exchange relationship with the combustion gas and then downwardly through an inner tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a process for steam pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to lower olefins carried out by indirect heat exchange with combustion gas in a fired, tubular heater having a radiant chamber and a plurality of straight, vertical, single-pass tubes disposed therein in heat exchange relationship with the combustion gas, the tubes having inlet means at their lower extremities and outlet means at their upper extremities, the improvement which comprises passing combustion gas in a predominantly back-mixed flow condition over lower portions of the tubes within the radiant chamber and then passing the combustion gas in a predominantly plug-flow condition over upper portions of the tubes within the radiant chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a process for steam pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to lower olefins carried out by indirect heat exchange with combustion gas in a fired, tubular heater having a radiant chamber and a plurality of straight, vertical, single-pass tubes disposed therein in heat exchange relationship with the combustion gas, the tubes having inlet means at their lower extremities and outlet means at their upper extremities, the improvement which comprises passing combustion gas in a predominantly back-mixed flow condition over lower portions of the tubes within the radiant chamber and then passing the combustion gas in a predominantly plug-flow condition over upper portions of the tubes within the radiant chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of either claim 1 or claim 4 wherein the combustion gas is produced from burners proximate the lower portion of the radiant chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of either claim 1 or claim 4 wherein the combustion gas passing over the lower portions of the tubes is at a substantially uniform temperature.
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