Method of heating a fluid using a line heater comprising an...

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C252S077000, C252S079000

Reexamination Certificate

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ABSTRACT:
A heat transfer fluid comprising potassium formate is used to good effect in line heaters for heating natural gas in gas transmission lines, and for other uses. The solution is heated in a liquid heat transfer medium in a fluid heating zone and transferred to a gas heating zone.

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