Gulf Coast Refinery
USA
Problem
Petromax Refining Company is a new refinery in Houston that is experiencing high levels of black powder contamination in its’ incoming product streams. Black powder in the LPG product stream on the outlet of the cracker column lowered its quality and product value.
| BPS Magnetic Separator |
1” OD x 3 ½” L |
| Slip Stream Size |
½” |
| Slip Stream Flow Rate |
5 gph |
| Temperature |
145° F |
| Test Duration |
14 days |
| Black Powder Collected |
18 g |
| Sample Size |
9.58 g |
| Particulate Size |
1-100 microns |
| Particuate Composition |
50.5% Iron
23% Iron Sulphate
21.5 Sulfer
5% Magnesium, Calcium,
Silica, and Aluminum. |
Solution
A BPS magnetic separator was installed on a slip stream downstream of the cracking tower, and downstream of traditional filters to compare filtration efficiencies.
Results
The test was successful; the magnetic separator element captured significant amounts of ferrous and non-ferrous contamination missed by the conventional filters.
