Gulf Coast Refinery, USA
Problem
Crude oil received by barge and pipeline is highly contaminated with Black Powder contamination. It enters the crude unit and causes (1) increased energy use to heat the crude feedstock, (2) lower product recovery efficiency, (3) trays to fill up, plug off and collapse, (4) more frequent and intensive turnarounds (TARs), which take longer to complete, and (5) contamination to move further into refinery process equipment.
Solution
Initially deploy BPS Magnetic Separator systems on all major pumps downstream of the atmospheric distillation column to remove contamination and lower energy use, prevent unscheduled downtime and facility upsets, extend the TAR cycle and improve product quality.
