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Alfa Laval Packinox for paraffin dehydrogenation

Standard combined feed/effluent heat exchanger

Alfa Laval Packinox

heat exchanger

Recycled hydrogen
Paraffins

Olefins

Laval Packinox performance.

Paraffin dehydrogenation is a process which typically
demands low pressure drop, efficient treatment of two-phase
• Furthermore, the space between the plates of Alfa Laval
fluids and resistance to the hazard of catalyst fines.
Packinox exchangers in this application is generally about 5
mm, allowing problem-free passage of catalyst fines.
These three challenges are effectively met by Alfa Laval
Packinox heat exchangers.

• Alfa Laval Packinox offers very low pressure drop.

• Uniform flow and distribution of two-phase fluids within the

plate bundle is ensured by patented Alfa Laval Packinox
spray bars, while poor entrainment and distribution associ-
ated with low pressure drop and heavier hydrocarbons con-
tinues to be a problem for shell-&-tube exchangers.
Tubulars would need a substantial overdesign to match Alfa
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Alfa Laval Packinox Standard Combined Feed/Effluent Heat

Exchangers began service in paraffin dehydrogenation units in
the mid-1990s. They currently operate in paraffin dehydro-
genation units demanding duty between 15 MW and 65 MW,
in dimensions including lengths ranging from 10m to 15m,
diameters between 2m and 3m, and total weight of 30 to
85 tons.

PPI00199EN 0705 Alfa Laval reserves the right to change specifications without prior notification.

How to contact Alfa Laval

Up-to-date Alfa Laval contact details for
all countries are always available on our
website at www.alfalaval.com