Abstract: In a urea-synthesis installation, the problem of the condensation of the ammonium carbamate is solved by providing a condensation zone composed of a horizontal tube bundle which is placed under the static pressure of a liquid head. The ratio of the liquid head height to the diameter of the circumference encompassing the outermost tube layer of the bundle of tubes is critical: it should be between 5 and 30, 10 being the preferred value.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 20, 1976
Date of Patent:
April 4, 1978
Assignee:
Snamprogetti, S.p.A.
Inventors:
Umberto Zardi, Vincenzo Lagana', Andrea Bonetti, Giorgio Schmid