METHOD AND STEAM HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF THE CONTENT IN A VESSEL SPACE OF A VESSEL

摘要

The invention relates to a method and to a steam heat exchanger arrangement (2) for thermal control of the content in a vessel space (3) of a vessel (1) such as a hydrometallurgical reactor. The steam heat exchanger arrangement (2) comprises vertically disposed condensation heat transfer pipes (4), an upper manifold (5) connected to an upstream of each of the vertically disposed condensation heat transfer pipes (4), a lower manifold (6) connected to a downstream of each of the vertically disposed condensation heat transfer pipes (4), a condensate pipe (7) in fluid communication with the lower manifold (6) for leading condensate from the lower manifold (6), and by a steam trap (10) for controlling the flow of condensate from the condensate pipe (7).