Patent ID: 7264654
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for condensing multi-component fluids comprising: a plurality of heat exchange stages, at least one scrubber adapted to receive at least one input liquid stream and at least one input vapor stream and produce at least one output liquid stream and at least one output vapor stream, and a plurality of mixers and splitters, where the at least one scrubber and the mixers and the splitter are configured to form a partially condensed stream derived from a vapor multi-component feed stream for each of the heat exchange stages, where each partially condensed stream has parameters adapted to increase a heat transfer coefficient in each of the heat exchange stages, where each of the heat exchange stages is adapted to fully condense its partially condensed stream, and where a last heat exchange stage is adapted to produce a fully condensed multi-component output stream.