Online cleaning and fouling prevention in vapor transfer lines and industrial processes

Abstract

An operations line, comprising: an inlet section, the inlet section configured to receive a product from a reactor; a transport section, the transport section in fluid communication with the inlet section, and the transport section having an interior; an outlet section, the outlet section configured to receive material from the transport section and communicate the material from the operations line; a first acoustic horn, the first acoustic horn configured to effect removal of material accreting within the transport section; and a valve configured to at least partially interrupt fluid communication between the acoustic horn and the transport section.