04 process monitoring
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Process monitoring
A Ramaragavan
25 Mar 2015
Westin Hotel Gurgaon, India
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Normal deactivation
Optimize performance
Abnormal deactivation
Process monitoring
Reasons for process monitoring
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SOR activity
Poisoning
Sintering
Gas distribution
Poor mixing
Measurable parameters
Conversion
Loading issues
Thermal cycles
Bed movement
Wetting/ fouling
Support failure
Pressure drop
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Purification
Hydrodesulphurizer
Monitor conversion of organic sulphur and pressure drop
Fouling can lead to loss in activity and pressure drop increase
Desulphurizer
Once saturated, sulphur slip will rise rapidly
Assessing saturation level
Mass balance, inlet sulphur flow
Intermediate bed sample points (single bed)
Inter-bed sampling (lead lag)
Online density measurements
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Online ZnO saturation analysis
Accurate analysis of low S levels difficult
Scan across ZnO bed online
Detects difference between ZnO and ZnS
density
Optimize change-out in turnarounds and
maximize ZnO utilization
TRACERCO DiagnosticsTM Maximizer
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Reforming
Main deactivation mechanism
Sintering
Key performance indicators:
ATE at catalyst exit temperature
Pressure drop
Considerations
Methane slip sensitive to operating conditions
Heat loss
Radiation effect
Failure of thermocouple
Gas distribution
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Reformer survey toolbox
Gold Cup TWT measurements
Pressure surveys Thermal Imager LOTIS and
MANTIS tube inspection
Remnant tube life calculations
Design philosophy review
Computational fluid dynamics
Corrosion investigations and
analysis
Tube failure analysis
Maldistribution checks
CatTracker In-tube temperature measurements
Assessment of burners
Combustion air survey
Optical pyrometer Benchmarking Process
Simulation
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CatTrackers - process gas profile
Multipoint thermocouple installed in central of catalyst tube
Validation of process modelling
Avoiding carbon formation
Minimizing steam:carbon ratio
Sulphur poisoning
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CatTrackers - process gas profile
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Reformer Imager - TWT measurement
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Reformer Imager - TWT measurement
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Reformer survey report
Statistical and graphical analysis of TWT
Benchmarking against other reformers
Troubleshoot operational issues
Cold zone
Hot zone
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Benchmarking reformer performance
Database captured results of reformer surveys
Allows for benchmarking of reformer
Compare against similar reformers
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Water gas shift
Main deactivation mechanism
HTS = sintering
LTS = poisoning
Key performance indicator
CO slip and ATE
Pressure drop
Temperature profile
Considerations
Shrinkage on reduction
Variable inlet temperature
Kinetically limited at lower T, equilibrium limited at higher T
Heat loss
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WGS temperature profiles
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Methanator
Deactivation due to carry over from CO2 removal section
Key performance indicator
COX slip
Temperature profile
Pressure drop
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CatTracker temperature monitoring
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Synthesis catalyst
Main deactivation mechanism
Pressure drop
Key performance indicators
Catalyst bed temperatures
Inlet/exit % ammonia
Pressure drop
Considerations
Inlet flow Pressure
Bed temperatures Bed volumes
Inlet gas analysis
Catalyst size
Production rate
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Monitoring & optimisation
Simple heat & mass balances To check measured vs calculated ammonia make
Determine catalyst activity To assess current and future performance
Optimise bed temperatures/loop purge to Maximise NH3 make and catalyst life
Minimise synthesis compressor power
T2 (degC)
T3 (degC)
Make (te/day)
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Remote monitoring
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ANALYSIS
TOOLS
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Summary
Common measurements
Analysis
Mass balance
Bed temperature rise
Bed temperature profile
Pressure drop
Advanced measurements
Radioactive tracer scans
Multipoint thermocouples
Thermal imaging
Remote monitoring
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