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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Karl L. Herzog, Houston, TX (US);
Jon M. Mock, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Karl L. Herzog, Houston, TX (US);
Jon M. Mock, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/093 (2006.01); F28G 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus relate for the liquefaction of natural gas. In another aspect, the present invention concerns the deriming the interior surfaces of a cryogenic heat exchanger employed in the liquefaction of natural gas. In another aspect, the present invention concerns the utilization of a pump to derim the interior surfaces of a cryogenic heat exchanger.