Coke deposition by physical condensation of poly-cyclic hydrocarbons in the transfer line exchanger (TLX) of olefin plant

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1347-1358

  Manafzadeh, H ^a   Sadrameli, S M ^b   Towfighi, J ^b  

^a Khark Petrochemical Complex ^*  (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coke deposition; Fouling; Olefin plant; Physical condensation; Transfer line exchanger

Indexed keywords

COKE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OLEFINS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYROLYSIS; QUENCHING;

TRANSFER LINE EXCHANGER (TLX);

CHEMICAL PLANTS;

EID: 0038147486     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(03)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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