Patent ID: 8567487

Claim:
A heat exchanger plate, comprising: at least one heat exchanger section, each of the at least one heat exchanger section having a heat exchanger inlet and a heat exchanger outlet, and the at least one heat exchanger section being configured to flow at least one heat exchanger fluid therein in a first direction from the heat exchanger inlet to the heat exchanger outlet; at least one process flow channel, the process flow channel having a channel inlet point and a channel outlet point, the channel inlet point and the channel outlet point defining a line oriented in a second direction, the second direction being at an angle of ninety degrees relative to the first direction; the process flow channel having at least one of a flow plate and a reactor plate positioned proximate the at least one heat exchanger section and configured to flow a process fluid therein or thereon, and the process flow channel having a serpentine configuration between the channel inlet point and a channel outlet point; a temperature sensor configured to measure temperature of at least one of the at least one heat exchanger fluid and the process fluid; and a regulating valve positioned in each of the heat exchanger outlets and configured to regulate flow of the heat exchanger fluid in response to a signal received from the temperature sensor.