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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2024
Lummus Technology Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Baozhong Zhao, Houston, TX (US);
Eduardo Hart, Houston, TX (US);
Stephen Stanley, Houston, TX (US);
Kandasamy Sundaram, Houston, TX (US);
Aijing Yin, Houston, TX (US);
Xueping Li, Houston, TX (US);
Lummus Technology LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a radiant heating section and a flue gas stack; one or more process coils disposed within the radiant heating section; one or more fuel-fired burners disposed within the radiant heating section, the one or more fuel-fired burners configured for combusting a fuel and producing the combustion gas; one or more electrical heating elements disposed within the radiant heating section, the one or more electrical heating elements arranged to provide a second radiant energy to a lower elevation of the one or more process coils; and an internal baffle located at an elevation between the upper elevation and the lower elevation, the internal baffle arranged to provide shielding of the one or more electrical heating elements from flame and combustion gases from the one or more fuel-fired burners.