摘要 |
A process for heating a polymer-containing stream being transferred from a polymerization reactor to a separation zone or device is described, comprising passing the stream through a heater comprising at least one transfer line for the stream and means for heating the transfer line, wherein the average particle size of the solid polymer is less than 3 mm, the mass flowrate of the polymer-containing stream exiting the heater is no more than 15% greater than the mass flowrate exiting the reactor, and the average velocity of the polymer-containing stream at 80% along the length of the heated part of the transfer line measured from the transfer line inlet is at least 6 m/s, preferably at least 8 m/s and more preferably at least 10 m/s and the pressure drop across the transfer line is between 0.01 bar/m and 0.2 bar/m.
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