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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Inventors:
James W Harris, Palatine, IL (US);
Stanley Joseph Frey, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2006.01); F01K 17/02 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F01K 7/16 (2013.01); F01K 13/003 (2013.01); F01K 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steam reboiler unit that includes turbines for reducing the pressure of various streams associated with the reboilers. The turbines generate electricity from the pressure reduction which can be recovered and utilized elsewhere in the processing unit. Data from the turbine associated with the amount of electrical power generated by the turbine is used to adjust other processing conditions to provide for a more efficient operation of the processing unit.