System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture

Details System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture

1987-09-14

1989-03-21

Bascomb, Wilbur

Mineral oils: apparatus

Combined vaporizing and condensing

196 46, 196106, 196110, 196111, 196125, 196133, 137202, 165143, 165174, 165917, 202173, 202175, 202176, 202177, 202 14, 208184, 208187, B01D 300, C10G 704

Patent

active

048140449

ABSTRACT:
In a technique for recovering hydrocarbon values from a heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture, the mixture is first delivered through a sub-assembly to remove solid particulates. Then the mixture is delivered through a series of heat exchanger--kettle arrangements in which the mixture is heated above the boiling point of water. Some of the steam formed is allowed to escape through steam removal devices in the heat exchanger. The inside of the heat exchanger includes a plurality of discrete baffles which are unconnected to the heat exchanger and which can be readily removed therefrom. Heating of the mixture continues in the kettles where the bulk of the water is boiled off the mixture. A heavy hydrocarbon oil is recovered in the liquid outlet from the last kettle. The vapors boiled off are recovered and condensed to recover a light hydrocarbon oil and quite pure water.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1257209 (1918-02-01), Fletcher
patent: 1640746 (1927-08-01), Braun
patent: 2099493 (1937-11-01), Mahoney
patent: 2368497 (1945-01-01), Shipley
patent: 2768814 (1956-10-01), Frey et al.
patent: 3599659 (1971-08-01), Nuter et al.
patent: 3791965 (1974-02-01), Fitzsimons et al.
patent: 3921711 (1975-11-01), Westbrock
patent: 4086307 (1978-04-01), Glaspie
patent: 4155960 (1979-05-01), Gerdes et al.
patent: 4219070 (1980-08-01), Kurokawa et al.
patent: 4593754 (1986-06-01), Holl
patent: 4670103 (1987-06-01), Holl

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-475221