DETECTING AND CORRECTING CROSS-LEAKAGE IN HEAT EXCHANGERS IN A PETROCHEMICAL PLANT OR REFINERY

• Main Authors: Horn, Ian G, Daly, Phillip F, Victor, Sanford Allan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.10.2018
• Subjects: BLASTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; WEAPONS

A plant or refinery may include equipment such as reactors, heaters, heat exchangers, regenerators, separators, or the like. Types of heat exchangers include shell and tube, plate, plate and shell, plate fin, air cooled, wetted-surface air cooled, or the like. Operating methods may impact deteriorat...