Process of removing heat
AssigneeVelocys Technologies Limited
InventorsIvan Phillip Greager, Steven Claude LeViness, Roger Allen Harris, Andre Peter Steynberg, Jasmeer Jaichland Ramlal, Dennis Parker, John Dolan
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved process for removing heat from an exothermic reaction. In particular, the present invention provides a process wherein heat can be removed from multiple reaction trains using a common coolant system.
Claims11
A method of isolating a reaction train from an exothermic reaction process circuit which comprises multiple reaction trains to which a first coolant is fed from a common first coolant reservoir and wherein each reaction train comprises a reactor to which a reactant substream is fed, comprising:
- performing the exothermic reaction in the reactor to produce reaction products and first coolant to which heat has been transferred;
- providing a second coolant circulation system associated with a second coolant reservoir;
- redirecting the first coolant to which heat has been transferred from the reaction train to be isolated to the second coolant reservoir;
- and then
- stopping the feed of the first coolant to the reaction train to be isolated while simultaneously initiating the feed of the second coolant from the second coolant reservoir to the reaction train to be isolated.
A method of reintroducing a reaction train which has been isolated from an exothermic reaction process circuit which comprises multiple reaction trains to which a first coolant is fed from a common coolant reservoir, wherein each reaction train comprises a reactor to which a reactant substream is fed and wherein:
- an exothermic reaction is performed in the reactor of each reaction train to produce reaction products and first coolant to which heat has been transferred;
- and
- the isolated reaction train is fed a second coolant from a second coolant reservoir,
- the method comprising:
- stopping the feed of the second coolant to the isolated reaction train while simultaneously initiating a feed of first coolant to the isolated reaction train;
- running the process until the operating conditions of the reactor in the isolated reaction train match said reactors which were not isolated;
- and then
- redirecting the first coolant to which heat has been transferred from the isolated reaction train to the common coolant reservoir.
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