Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Hydrogen or compound thereof – Elemental hydrogen
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Cooke, Colleen P. (Department: 1754)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Hydrogen or compound thereof
Elemental hydrogen
C422S198000, C422S222000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07014835
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a process and device for exchanging heat energy between three or more streams in a microchannel heat exchanger which can be integrated with a microchannel reactor to form an integrated microchannel processing unit. The invention enables the combining of a plurality of integrated microchannel devices to provide the benefits of large-scale operation. In particular, the microchannel heat exchanger of the present invention enables flexible heat transfer between multiple streams and total heat transfer rates of about 1 Watt or more per core unit volume expressed as W/cc.
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Chadwell G. Bradley
Mathias James Allen
Perry Steven T.
Qiu Dongming
Schmidt Matthew B.
Cooke Colleen P.
Richards William B.
Velocys Inc.
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