New fouling control technology aids refinery operations
New Milestone heater fouling control technology helps increase refinery profitability by significantly reducing delayed coker heater tube fouling rates.
The technology is a multicomponent fouling control solution designed to interrupt the key fouling mechanisms identified for specific coker heater operations and feedstock types.
Milestone technology programs can improve refinery profitability by:
- Increasing delayed coker unit throughput where throughput is limited by heater capacity.
- Allowing upstream crude units to process higher rates of lower-cost heavy crude oils.
- Reducing coil decoking costs.
- Reducing heater fuel consumption.
The firm says its fouling control approach has been proved effective in a joint Iindustry project pilot scale delayed coker testing program. Recent applications of MILESTONE technology in several commercial delayed cokers have significantly extended heater run lengths and increased unit throughputs, while reducing the frequency and cost of coil decoking procedures, the company says.
Source: Baker Petrolite Div., Baker Hughes Inc., 12645 West Airport Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478.
New diode array process spectrophotometer
The new Model OMA-406 process analyzer fits in a standard 19 in. rack and is functionally identical to the company’s OMA-300, which is typically housed in an explosionproof enclosure.
The analyzer contains no moving parts and is designed to address on-line applications that require fast, reliable, and maintenance-free monitoring of concentrations, including single and multicomponents.
Source: Applied Analytics Inc., 2 Clock Tower Pl., Suite 535, Maynard, MA 01754.
New land wireline units available
A new generation of land wireline units is on the market. The first one, built for use in Saudi Arabia’s Damam oil field, is a double drum unit consisting of three compartments-winch, operator cabin, and workshop-mounted on a MAN 4x4 18GVW chassis.
The slick-line winch unit utilizes closed loop hydraulics, giving a combination of good acceleration and deceleration for jarring operations, and the ability to run smoothly at low constant speeds for memory logging applications.
Source: AlMansoori Specialized Engineering, Box 3374, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
