Method and apparatus for reducing the impact of motion in a core-in-shell heat exchanger

• Main Authors: James, Will T, Oshinowo, Olanrewaju M, Davies, Paul R, Gravois, Shaun P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.02.2017
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

Methods and apparatuses for reducing the effects of motion in a core-in-shell type heat exchager are provided. One method for reducing the impact of motion in a heat exchanger includes: (a) flooding the heat exchanger with a vaporizing fluid, wherein the heat exchanger includes an internal volume defined within a shell and a plurality of spaced apart cores disposed within the internal volume of the shell; (b) introducing a hot process feed stream to an upper vessel, wherein the upper vessel is located above the heat exchanger, wherein the upper vessel is connected to the heat exchanger via a plurality of conductor pipes.