Multi-layer steam grid for heat and mass transfer in a tailings solvent recovery unit

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PATENT NO 9168466
APP PUB NO 20120247944A1
SERIAL NO

13439638

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A grid of pipes for conducting steam at a pressure greater than a vessels' operating pressure and delivering the steam throughout the grid forms the internals for a tailings solvent recovery unit. The delivery of steam throughout the grid aids in maintaining a relatively low partial pressure throughout the vessel to act as a driver for mass transfer. Conducting the steam at the higher pressure through the pipes in the grid permits a surface of the pipes to be heated to a temperature higher than possible in a conventional vessel, increasing the heat transfer to the feed stream which flows through the grid.

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CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITEDSUITE 1800 324-8 AVENUE SW CALGARY T2P 2Z2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kan, Jianmin Calgary, CA 4 39
Milani, Ali Calgary, CA 2 4

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