Patent ID: 8404188
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: B01J,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A plate heat exchange unit for an isothermal chemical reactor, usable for heat exchange between an operative fluid circulating in said unit and a gaseous flow of reactants fed into the reactor, said unit comprising: a plurality of heat exchange plates, wherein each plate comprises two juxtaposed and parallel walls, joined by at least one perimetric joint obtaining at least one internal chamber for the circulation of said operative fluid between said walls, wherein each plate has a wall equipped with a plurality of openings and the opposite wall is equipped with as many openings facing them, and the plate comprises further joining lines between the walls along the edges of said openings, obtaining passing-through openings through said plate, wherein said passing-through openings through the plates extend in the longitudinal direction of extension of the plates themselves, wherein said passing-through openings are arranged on a plurality of parallel rows, and wherein the parallel rows of through openings of each plate are staggered obtaining substantially coil-shaped paths of the fluid in the chamber inside the plates.