Advanced fired heater unit for use in refinery and petro-chemical applications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8490581
APP PUB NO 20080115741A1
SERIAL NO

11808973

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A fired heater unit is disclosed having at least one radiant heating section with each of the at least one radiant heating section having a heating element located therein. The unit includes a convection section operatively connected to the at least one radiant heating section, wherein the convection section having at least one vertically oriented convection tube. Each of the at least one convection tube being operatively connected to the at least one radiant heating section. Each of the at least one convection tube includes an inner tube having process fluid flowing therethrough, wherein the process fluid being heated by the at least one radiant heating section, and an outer tube extending along a predetermined portion of the inner tube, wherein the outer tube is spaced from the inner tube to form a flow path therebetween.

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EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY1545 ROUTE 22 EAST P O BOX 900 ANNANDALE NJ 08801-0900

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benson, Charles E Windham, US 12 208
Chhotray, San Centreville, US 6 80
Juedes, Dennis L Moneta, US 3 39
Norton, James P Ridgewood, US 4 16
Rudy, Thomas M Warrenton, US 20 129

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