Feed & Effluent case
Carbonylation F&E project
Design, manufacturing and installation of ThermFlex heat exchanger for Carbonylation project in the Coal to Ethylene glycol process
- Application: Heat exchanger of Carbonylation Reaction in the Coal to Ethylene glycol process
- Plant: Inner Mongolia
- Country: China
- Customer: ECO
- Media shell side: Effluent-recycle gas
- Media lamella side: Feed-recycle gas
- Design pressure: 6.5/6.5 bar
- Design temperature: 185/185 ℃
- Material plate bundle: AISI304
- Material shell: Q345R+AISI304L
The challenge
Large flow rate (200 000 kg/h), low total pressure drop (< 60 kPa)
The solution
Continuous and stable operation Parameters such as pressure drop in actual operation meet the design requirements

Hydrogenation F&E project
Design, manufacturing and installation of ThermFlex heat exchanger for Hydrogenation project in the Coal to Ethylene glycol process
- Application: Heat exchanger for Hydrogenation Reaction in the Coal to Ethylene glycol process
- Plant: Inner Mongolia
- Country: China
- Customer: ECO
- Media shell side: Reactor effluent in hydrogen stream
- Media lamella side: Reactor feed in hydrogen stream
- Design pressure: 33/33 bar
- Design temperature: 200/200 ℃
- Material plate bundle: AISI304
- Material shell: Q345R+AISI304L
The challenge
One unit of ThermFlex heat exchanger replaced 3 units of Shell&Tube heat exchanger
The solution
The units were delivered and installed in time and the result has been to the full satisfaction of the customer.

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