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Process and finned tube for the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons

CA 2493463 C · Owner: Kirchheiner, Rolf · Inventors: Wolpert, Peter; Jakobi, Dietlinde; Ganser, Benno

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In a process for the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons in the presence of steam, the charge mixture is passed through externally heated tubes with helical inner fins, and to make the temperature in the tube wall and over the tube cross section more uniform as well as to , reduce the deposition of pyrolysis coke on the tube inner wall, a swirling flow is generated in the gas mixture and is gradually merged into a core zone with a predominantly axial flow at increasing radial distance from the fins.

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  • Filed May 8, 2003 and granted January 15, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 8, 2023.
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FiledMay 8, 2003
GrantedJanuary 15, 2013
Term endedMay 8, 2023
Patent numberCA 2493463 C
Classification (IPC)C10G9/20 +2 more

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2004200620082010201220142016201820202022Application filedMay 8, 2003Patent grantedJan 15, 2013Term endedMay 8, 2023

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