Method to detect tube leakage in shell and tube thermosiphon reboilers

• Main Authors: Dubayan, Omar A, Bashir, Haider A, Al-Rashid, Mubarak F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.09.2023
• 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; MEASURING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; PHYSICS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

A method to continuously monitor for tube leakage in a shell and tube thermosiphon reboiler for heating feedstock in a fractionating column includes: determining the column is in service by continuously monitoring an input flow of the feedstock into the column; determining the reboiler is inactive b...