Maximize distillate liquid products

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:5604016

Elliott, J D ^[1]

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1. Foster Wheeler USA Corp., Perryville, NJ (US)

This paper reports that the growing use of heavy crude is making delayed coking more important for increased liquid yields. More cokers are being designed to operate in low pressure and ultra low recycle. The type of projects executed include: traditional revamps for heavy feeds, maximum liquid yield greenfield cokers, true zero recycle-single pass cokers (as opposed to an ultra low recycle coker) and units designed for flexibility in product yield distribution. Although delayed coking has been around since the mid-30-s, the current engineering innovations in design and operation of these units by Foster Wheeler focus on the following: increased fuel coke production, paying greater attention to crude desalting operations, reviewing the impacts of vacuum unit outpoint and preprocessing of feeds, operations involving longer heater run lengths, shorter operating cycles and increased automation, safety and environmental concerns.

• OSTI ID: 5604016
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Vol. 71:1; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
QUALITY CONTROL
VISCOSITY
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PROCESS CONTROL
COKE
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
LIQUID FUELS
LOW PRESSURE
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SAFETY STANDARDS
CONTROL
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
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PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
REGULATIONS
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