Continuous slurry polymerization volatile removal

A slurry loop reactor containing a flow of slurry therein, comprising:

• a discharge conduit extending a distance into the loop reactor;
• the conduit having a longitudinal axis and an opening inside the loop reactor;
• at least a portion of the conduit being curved along its longitudinal axis;
• and
• the opening substantially facing the flow of the slurry;
• the discharge conduit being located substantially at the middle of a curved portion of the loop reactor;
• the curved portion of the loop reactor comprising a lower leg of the loop reactor;
• the curved portion of the loop reactor comprising a 180 degree bend;
• the discharge conduit being curved along its longitudinal axis more than about 75 degrees but less than about 135 degrees;
• the face of the opening defining a plane which intersects an outside wall of the loop reactor at a tangent line being substantially perpendicular to the plane;
• the discharge conduit having a diameter which is about 8-15% of the inside diameter of the loop reactor;
• and
• the opening is closer to the outside half wall than the center line of the loop reactor.