Patents by Inventor Guenther KIRCHNER

Guenther KIRCHNER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Heat exchange process for adsorber regeneration
    Patent number: 9943828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for regeneration of an adsorber (A) by contact with a stream (S1), wherein the stream (S1) is heated in advance by at least two heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2). As outflow of the adsorber (A) a stream (S2) is obtained, which is passed through at least two heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2) traversed by stream (S1), wherein the temperature of stream (S2) fed into each heat exchange unit is higher than the temperature of stream (S1) fed into the heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2), in order to directly transfer heat from stream (S2) to stream (S1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Guenter Wagner, Christoph Bayer, Lothar Karrer, Sven Crone, Markus Eggersmann, Guenther Kirchner, Gabriele Zimmer, Kam Wing Wong, Patrik Pietz, Heinz Ruetter
  • HEAT EXCHANGE PROCESS FOR ADSORBER REGENERATION
    Publication number: 20170252723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for regeneration of an adsorber (A) by contact with a stream (S1), wherein the stream (S1) is heated in advance by at least two heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2). As outflow of the adsorber (A) a stream (S2) is obtained, which is passed through at least two heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2) traversed by stream (S1), wherein the temperature of stream (S2) fed into each heat exchange unit is higher than the temperature of stream (S1) fed into the heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2), in order to directly transfer heat from stream (S2) to stream (S1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Guenter WAGNER, Christoph BAYER, Lothar KARRER, Sven CRONE, Markus EGGERSMANN, Guenther KIRCHNER, Gabriele ZIMMER, Kam Wing WONG, Patrik PIETZ, Heinz RUETTER
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONDENSING VAPOR IN A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20120255712
    Abstract: Apparatus for condensing vapor in a vessel, which comprises a vapor space (10) and a condensation space (11) which are adjacent to one another in the horizontal direction, where the vapor space (10) having a horizontal cross section is open in the downward direction, the condensation space (11) is closed in the downward direction by at least one bottom element (14) and at least one essentially vertically aligned bundle of heat exchange elements (20) is arranged in the condensation space, wherein wall elements (40) are present between vapor space and condensation space and partly separate the two spaces from one another and define a vertical transition plane from the vapor space into the condensation space and at least one deflection element (30) is present in the vapor space to divert the vapor ascending from below into the vapor space in the direction of the transition plane and owing to its shape brings about an essentially horizontal flow of vapor through the transition plane onto the heat exchange element
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Günther KIRCHNER, Markus MAURER