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公开(公告)号:US20240059980A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18267476
申请日:2021-12-30
Applicant: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.
Inventor: Thomas T. Hirst , George Stephens , David Spicer
CPC classification number: C10G9/16 , C10B55/00 , C10B43/02 , C10B27/06 , C10G2300/1081 , C10G2300/1096 , C10G2300/1074 , C10G2300/107
Abstract: Processes and systems for pyrolysing a hydrocarbon. In some examples, the process can include mixing a cooled hydrocarbon effluent and a cooled de-coking effluent to produce a combined effluent. The combined effluent can be introduced into an inlet conduit of a separator under conditions that provide >80 wt. % of the plurality of coke particles with a Stokes number of >10. From a first exit conduit of the separator >55 wt. % of the plurality of coke particles in the combined effluent can be removed, and from a second exit conduit of the separator a coke-lean hydrocarbon effluent that includes
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公开(公告)号:US20190085249A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-21
申请号:US16194086
申请日:2018-11-16
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: David Spicer , Philippe J. Le Roy , George Stephens
CPC classification number: C10G9/206 , C07C4/04 , C10G9/16 , C10G9/36 , C10G2300/1044 , C10G2300/1081 , C10G2400/20 , F23J2213/70 , F23N5/245 , F27B1/28
Abstract: A method and apparatus of reducing thermal shock in one or more radiant tubes of a pyrolysis furnace is provided. The apparatus is a furnace comprising a blower and blower bypass conduit providing separate fluid communication paths for flue gas from the convection section to a natural draft flue gas stack. The method comprises the steps of: redirecting at least a portion of the flue gas through the blower bypass conduit when a blower shut-off event is indicated as well as reducing the firing rate of the furnace.
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公开(公告)号:US12024685B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-02
申请号:US17299878
申请日:2019-12-13
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: George Stephens , David Spicer , Gregory E. Yeo , Stephen R. Phillips
CPC classification number: C10G9/206 , C10G9/203 , C10G9/36 , C10G2300/1037 , C10G2300/4006 , C10G2300/4012 , C10G2300/4031 , C10G2300/807 , C10G2400/20
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing ethane steam cracking at elevated coil inlet pressures and/or elevated coil outlet pressures in small diameter furnace coils. Instead of performing steam cracking of ethane at a coil outlet pressure of ˜22 psig or less (˜150 kPa-g or less), the steam cracking of ethane can be performed in small diameter furnace coils at a coil outlet pressure of 30 psig to 75 psig (˜200 kPa-g to ˜520 kPa-g), or 40 psig to 75 psig (˜270 kPa-g to ˜520 kPa-g). In order to achieve such higher coil outlet pressures, a correspondingly higher coil inlet pressure can also be used, such as a pressure of 45 psig (˜310 kPa-g) or more, or 50 psig (˜340 kPa-g) or more.
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公开(公告)号:US10669487B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US16194086
申请日:2018-11-16
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: David Spicer , Philippe J. Le Roy , George Stephens
Abstract: A method and apparatus of reducing thermal shock in one or more radiant tubes of a pyrolysis furnace is provided. The apparatus is a furnace comprising a blower and blower bypass conduit providing separate fluid communication paths for flue gas from the convection section to a natural draft flue gas stack. The method comprises the steps of: redirecting at least a portion of the flue gas through the blower bypass conduit when a blower shut-off event is indicated as well as reducing the firing rate of the furnace.
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公开(公告)号:US10597586B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US15378462
申请日:2016-12-14
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: George Stephens , David B. Spicer
Abstract: A burner sub-system, a furnace comprising the same, a fuel combustion process and steam cracking process carried out in the furnace. The burner sub-system comprises a barrier wall segment between the burner tip and the flue-gas recirculation (“FGR”) duct, effectively blocking direct gas flow between the burner tip and the FGR duct opening, but without encircling the whole burner tip. The presence of the partial barrier wall has the advantage of preventing the temperature inside the FGR duct from becoming too high, while achieving low NOx emissions from the combustion process without overheating the burner tip because of reduced amount of heat reflection to the burner tip compared to an annular barrier wall. The invention is particularly useful in furnaces where hydrogen-rich fuel gas is combusted.
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公开(公告)号:US20220081623A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-17
申请号:US17299878
申请日:2019-12-13
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: George Stephens , David Spicer , Gregory E. Yeo , Stephen R. Phillips
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing ethane steam cracking at elevated coil inlet pressures and/or elevated coil outlet pressures in small diameter furnace coils. Instead of performing steam cracking of ethane at a coil outlet pressure of ˜22 psig or less (˜150 kPa-g or less), the steam cracking of ethane can be performed in small diameter furnace coils at a coil outlet pressure of 30 psig to 75 psig (˜200 kPa-g to ˜520 kPa-g), or 40 psig to 75 psig (˜270 kPa-g to ˜520 kPa-g). In order to achieve such higher coil outlet pressures, a correspondingly higher coil inlet pressure can also be used, such as a pressure of 45 psig (˜310 kPa-g) or more, or 50 psig (˜340 kPa-g) or more.
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公开(公告)号:US20170283713A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-05
申请号:US15378462
申请日:2016-12-14
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: George Stephens , David B. Spicer
IPC: C10G9/20
Abstract: A burner sub-system, a furnace comprising the same, a fuel combustion process and steam cracking process carried out in the furnace. The burner sub-system comprises a barrier wall segment between the burner tip and the flue-gas recirculation (“FGR”) duct, effectively blocking direct gas flow between the burner tip and the FGR duct opening, but without encircling the whole burner tip. The presence of the partial barrier wall has the advantage of preventing the temperature inside the FGR duct from becoming too high, while achieving low NOx emissions from the combustion process without overheating the burner tip because of reduced amount of heat reflection to the burner tip compared to an annular barrier wall. The invention is particularly useful in furnaces where hydrogen-rich fuel gas is combusted.
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公开(公告)号:US20170081594A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-23
申请号:US15064901
申请日:2016-03-09
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: David B. Spicer , Philippe J. Le Roy , George Stephens
CPC classification number: C10G9/206 , C07C4/04 , C10G9/36 , C10G2300/1081 , C10G2400/20 , F23J2213/70 , F23N5/245 , F27B1/28
Abstract: A method and apparatus of reducing thermal shock in one or more radiant tubes of a pyrolysis furnace is provided. The apparatus is a furnace comprising a blower and blower bypass conduit providing separate fluid communication paths for flue gas from the convection section to a natural draft flue gas stack. The method comprises the steps of: redirecting at least a portion of the flue gas through the blower bypass conduit when a blower shut-off event is indicated as well as reducing the firing rate of the furnace.
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公开(公告)号:US12024684B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-02
申请号:US17624634
申请日:2020-07-22
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: William A. Aslaner , Thomas T. Hirst , David Spicer , George Stephens
Abstract: Furnace systems and methods for steam cracking hydrocarbons to produce ethylene and other light olefins are provided herein. A furnace system for cracking hydrocarbons includes a radiant firebox containing a plurality of burners and an injection nozzle, a primary transfer line exchanger fluidly coupled to and downstream of the radiant firebox, and a flow restrictor fluidly coupled to and downstream of the primary transfer line exchanger. The furnace system also includes a decoke vessel containing an effluent inlet, a fluid outlet, and a coke outlet, where the effluent inlet is fluidly coupled to and downstream of the flow restrictor and the fluid outlet is fluidly coupled to and upstream of the injection nozzle of the radiant firebox, and a coke collection bin is coupled to the coke outlet of the decoke vessel.
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公开(公告)号:US20220259504A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17624634
申请日:2020-07-22
Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventor: William A. Aslaner , Thomas T. Hirst , David Spicer , George Stephens
Abstract: Furnace systems and methods for steam cracking hydrocarbons to produce ethylene and other light olefins are provided herein. A furnace system for cracking hydrocarbons includes a radiant firebox containing a plurality of burners and an injection nozzle, a primary transfer line exchanger fluidly coupled to and downstream of the radiant firebox, and a flow restrictor fluidly coupled to and downstream of the primary transfer line exchanger. The furnace system also includes a decoke vessel containing an effluent inlet, a fluid outlet, and a coke outlet, where the effluent inlet is fluidly coupled to and downstream of the flow restrictor and the fluid outlet is fluidly coupled to and upstream of the injection nozzle of the radiant firebox, and a coke collection bin is coupled to the coke outlet of the decoke vessel.
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