No hassle reboiler selection

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:7015935

Love, D L ^[1]

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1. The Pro-Quip Corp., Tulsa, OK (United States)

This paper reports on choosing a reboiler design which depends on several factors: Flow pattern of the feed and the percent vapor of the feed, Viscosity of the feed and Liquid level in the tower feeding the reboiler. These factors make the logic for the reboiler selection guide. By answering the questions in the guide, the engineer focuses on the reboiler design giving the most effective heat transfer for the process feed condition. Standard kettle type exchanger has been the most common and reliable reboiler design. However, thermosyphon reboilers are becoming popular in modularization projects since they reduce investment cost and occupy less space. Some applications do not favor thermosyphon reboiler designs. The decision of when to select a thermosyphon vertical or horizontal reboiler is explored by using the reboiler selection guide. In addition, the design nozzle elevations are discussed for design of the thermosyphon reboiler.

• OSTI ID: 7015935
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Vol. 71:10; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BOILERS
DESIGN
HEAT EXCHANGERS
FEEDWATER HEATERS
FOULING
HEAT TRANSFER
LIQUIDS
MULTIPHASE FLOW
NATURAL CONVECTION
NOZZLES
ONCE-THROUGH COOLING SYSTEMS
THERMODYNAMICS
THERMOSYPHONS
CONVECTION
COOLING SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
HEATERS
MASS TRANSFER
421000* - Engineering- Combustion Systems
420400 - Engineering- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
661300 - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)