Heat recovery for bitumen froth treatment plant integration with sealed closed-loop cooling circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9207019
APP PUB NO 20140291209A1
SERIAL NO

14111870

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A system and process for recovering heat from a bitumen froth treatment plant use a sealed closed-loop heat transfer circuit. The system has a heat removal exchanger associated with the plant and receiving hot froth treatment process stream; heat recovery exchanger; the circuit; and an oil sands process fluid line. The circuit includes piping circulating heat exchange media having uncontaminated and low fouling properties. The piping includes a supply line to the heat removal exchanger and a return line for providing heated media to the recovery exchanger. The circuit has a pump for pressurizing the heat exchange media; a pressure regulator for regulating pressure of the media. The pump and the pressure maintain the media under pressure in liquid phase. The oil sands process fluid is heated producing a cooled media for reuse in the heat removal exchanger. High and low temperature heat removal exchangers can be used.

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FORT HILLS ENERGY L PC/O FORT HILLS ENERGY CORPORATION P O BOX 2844 150-6TH AVENUE S W CALGARY AB T2P 3E3

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Corbett, Kenneth Ellard Alberta, CA 1 4
Degraaf,, Jr Edward Casper Bellingham, US 1 4
Van, Der Merwe Shawn Calgary, CA 24 119

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