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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1995
Elias G Ragi, Williamsville, NY (US);
Thomas J Godry, Tonawanda, NY (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
The use of flow restrictors at the inlet of reactor cooling tubes significantly improves heat transfer and process performance in an acid catalyzed alkylation reaction process. Improved vaporization of the stream is achieved by equalizing the liquid distribution and the ratio of liquid and vapor entering each tube to overcome poor boiling film heat transfer. The invention relocates available pressure drop for equally subdividing the flow entering the heat exchanger into a plurality of heat exchanger inlet streams. Flow restrictors provide pressure drop at the inlets to each tube. This method and apparatus is particularly useful in contactors for the sulfuric acid catalyzed alkylation of olefinic and isoparaffinic hydrocarbons.