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HEAVY OIL

HOMOGENIZER

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Background

The increase of residual/heavy fuelprice.

Extra cost for disposal of fuel sludge

Poor Combustion causes smoke,dirty exhaust system and highmaintenance cost

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Heavy Fuel

High Fuel Oil Price forces buyers to buy heavyfuel which has lower price but also lower quality.

Heavy fuel is a lower quality distilled fuel whichcarries considerable amount of impurities andproduce fuel sludge

Fuel Sludge primarily consists of asphaltenesand creates problems such as high cost disposaland poor combustion

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What Is Asphaltenes?

Asphaltenes primarily contain hydrocarbons (C57H32)

It can be as large as 120 microns and usually removed by

centrifugal purifiers and filters

However, asphaltenes actually still have a potential to beused as fuel if the size is much smaller

The size reduction is done by homogenizer

Asphal tenes

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Principle of Homogenizer

Homogenizer is a high speedmill with a rapid rotor rotatesin the casing which serves asstator. The fuel forced trougha fine labyrinth betweenstator and rotor and cutasphaltenes into smaller size( 3 5 micron ) which burncompletely and do not

overload the engine.

Homogenizer

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Construction of Homogenizer

Conical shaped motor-stator is concentricallymounted with a motor-

driven rotor

Designed to acceleratethe fuel as it passesthrough the unit

Rotor Stator

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How Homogenizer Works

Fuel is exposed tohydrodynamic power:Shearing and frictional

forces, accelerationpower and highfrequency ultrasonicwaves

Reduce the asphaltenessize to 3 to 5 microns,allowing them to be

blended with heavy fueloil, reduce sludgeformation

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The Advantages of Homogenizer

Allow the usage of heavy fuel effectively

Reduce sludge formation ( up to 80%sludge reduction ) and waste disposal cost

Improve combustion

Reduce smoke and maintenance cost

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Homogenizer Performance

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Homogenizer Application

Sludge Reduction

Improve Combustion

Reduce Nitric Monoxide (NOx)

Blending Fuel Oil

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Sludge Reduction

Asphaltenes content in bunker oil usually vary between 2-3%. Inconventional way, asphaltenes is separated and throw away as waste

By using homogenizer, asphaltenes utilization is up to 80-85%. You cansave more than 2% of total fuel oil used and your headache to remove theasphaltenes is solved.

ST DT

FUEL

SOLIDS

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Improving combustion

With very homogenous and clean fuel to the engine, combustion is stable andtherefore extends equipments life time.

DT FB

A/F Vis

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Improve Combustion/Sludge

Reduction Module

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Homogenizer Manufacturers

Ashland

S.I.T

CPA Merkur

LEMAG Slashpol

Microfuel

Fuel Technology System