1. An align fixture for aligning an electronic component, the align fixture comprising:
a receptacle adapted to receive the electronic component and comprising a first abutting section and a second abutting section, the first abutting section being flexibly mounted via an elastic unit to two neighboring sides of the align fixture, and the second abutting fixture fixedly mountable to the two neighboring sides of the align fixture, wherein the second abutting section is a stiff member;
wherein the elastic unit extends from the first abutting section to the second abutting section;
wherein the elastic unit comprises a spring element, wherein one end of the spring element is fixedly mounted to the first abutting section and another one end of the spring element is mounted to the second abutting section,
the first abutting section and the second abutting section delimit an electronic component receiving volume in which the electronic component is to be received in the receptacle;
wherein the elastic unit is adapted to provide a clamping force for clamping the electronic component between the first abutting section and the second abutting section by bringing together the first abutting section and the second abutting section to abut on side sections of the electronic component;
wherein the elastic unit extends below a bottom side of the electronic component receiving volume; and
wherein the first abutting section extends upwardly from the elastic unit to which it is mounted, and the first abutting section extends aside of the electronic component receiving volume.
2. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein the first abutting section is adapted to exert a first force and the second abutting section is adapted to exert a second force on the electronic component, and wherein the first force and the second force are at least partially opposed to one another.
3. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein the first abutting section and the second abutting section are adapted so that a first force is exerted parallel to a main plane of the receptacle and a second force is exerted parallel to the main plane of the receptacle.
4. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein the receptacle further comprises a base support section which forms a support surface parallel to a main plane of the receptacle and delimits a bottom side of the electronic component receiving volume.
5. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein a base support section is adapted to exert a support force on the electronic component perpendicularly to the first force and perpendicularly to the second force.
6. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein the flexibly mounted first abutting section is adapted to perform a movement parallel to a main plane of the receptacle.
7. The align fixture according to claim 1, further comprising:
a base support plate arranged below the elastic unit, wherein the elastic unit is adapted to perform a movement parallel to a main plane of the receptacle at least partially supported by the base support plate.
8. The align fixture according to claim 1, further comprising:
a base support plate and a receiving plate between which the elastic unit is arranged, and wherein the elastic unit is adapted to perform a movement parallel to a main plane of the receptacle at least partially guided by the base support plate and the receiving plate.
9. The align fixture according to claim 1, further comprising:
at least one thickness adjusting plate adapted for adjusting a thickness of the align fixture.
10. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein the elastic unit comprises a first spring element and a second spring element, and wherein the first abutting section being flexibly mounted is connected with the first spring element and with the second spring element.
11. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein the elastic unit is a separate elastic member adapted to be mounted at an elastic unit receiving section of the align fixture.
12. The align fixture according to claim 1, wherein an elastic unit receiving section is adapted to fix the elastic unit at a suspension of an elastic unit so that the elastic unit is fixed against rotation.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A process for condensing an overhead vapor stream from a distillation column comprising:
dividing the overhead stream into two portions;
introducing the first portion of the overhead stream into a first heat exchanger to exchange heat with a process stream thereby increasing a temperature of the process stream and reducing the temperature of the first portion of the overhead stream to condense the first portion of the overhead stream;
controlling a flow rate of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream from the first heat exchanger;
introducing the first portion of the condensed overhead stream into a receiver;
introducing the second portion of the overhead stream into a second heat exchanger to reduce a temperature of the second portion of the overhead stream to condense the second portion of the overhead stream; and
introducing the second portion of the condensed overhead stream into the receiver and combining it with the first portion of the condensed overhead stream to form a condensed liquid.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein controlling the flow rate of the first portion of the condensed stream comprises:
measuring a temperature of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream;
reducing the flow rate if the temperature of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream is above a predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature is below a dew point for the overhead vapor stream; and
increasing the flow rate if the temperature of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream is below the predetermined temperature.
3. The process of claim 2 wherein the predetermined temperature is at least about 1\xb0 C. less than a bubble point of the first portion of the overhead stream.
4. The process of claim 1 further comprising introducing the condensed liquid from the receiver into a dehydrogenation reactor.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein the first heat exchanger is positioned above the receiver.
6. The process of claim 1 wherein the second heat exchanger is positioned below the receiver.
7. The process of claim 1 wherein the overhead stream comprises at least one C2 to C6 alkane.
8. The process of claim 1 wherein the process stream is a feed to the distillation column.
9. The process of claim 8 wherein the overhead stream comprises propane and wherein the temperature of the feed to the distillation column is increased to at least 0\xb0 C.
10. A separation process comprising:
separating a product stream in a distillation column into a liquid bottoms stream and an overhead vapor stream;
dividing the overhead stream into two portions;
introducing the first portion of the overhead stream into a first heat exchanger to exchange heat with a process stream thereby increasing a temperature of the process stream and reducing the temperature of the first portion of the overhead stream to condense the first portion of the overhead stream;
controlling a flow rate of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream from the first heat exchanger;
introducing the first portion of the condensed overhead stream into a receiver;
introducing the second portion of the overhead stream into a second heat exchanger to reduce a temperature of the second portion of the overhead stream to condense the second portion of the overhead stream; and
introducing the second portion of the condensed overhead stream into the receiver and combining it with the first portion of the condensed overhead stream to form a condensed liquid.
11. The process of claim 10 wherein controlling the flow rate of the first portion of the condensed stream comprises:
measuring a temperature of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream;
reducing the flow rate if the temperature of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream is above a predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature is below a dew point for the overhead vapor stream;
increasing the flow rate if the temperature of the first portion of the condensed overhead stream is below the predetermined temperature.
12. The process of claim 11 wherein the predetermined temperature is at least 1\xb0 C. less than the bubble point.
13. The process of claim 10 further comprising introducing the condensed liquid from the receiver into the dehydrogenation reaction zone.
14. The process of claim 10 wherein the first heat exchanger is positioned above the receiver.
15. The process of claim 10 wherein the second heat exchanger is positioned below the receiver.
16. The process of claim 10 wherein the overhead stream comprises at least one C2 to C6 alkane.
17. The process of claim 1 wherein the process stream is the product stream.
18. The process of claim 17 wherein the overhead stream comprises propane and wherein the temperature of the product stream is increased to at least 0\xb0 C.