High level introduction
Mainstream syngas = steam reforming processes
Ammonia; methanol; hydrogen/HyCO
Town gas
Steam reforming; low pressure cyclic
Direct reduction iron (DRI)
HYL type processes; Midrex type processes
Purpose
Key to good performance
Problem Areas
Catalysts, heat shields and plant up-rates
Burner Guns
Development of High Intensity Ring Burner
Case Studies
Conclusions
1. Introduction reasons for purification, types of poisons, and typical systems
2. Hydrogenation
3. Dechlorination
4. Sulfur Removal
5. Purification system start-up and shut-down
Common poisons include
Sulfur
Chlorides and other halides
Metals including arsenic, vanadium, mercury, alkali metals (including potassium)
Phosphates
Organo-metalics
Purpose
Key to good performance
Problem Areas
Catalysts, heat shields and plant up-rates
Burner Guns
Development of High Intensity Ring Burner
Case Studies
Conclusions
1. Introduction reasons for purification, types of poisons, and typical systems
2. Hydrogenation
3. Dechlorination
4. Sulfur Removal
5. Purification system start-up and shut-down
Common poisons include
Sulfur
Chlorides and other halides
Metals including arsenic, vanadium, mercury, alkali metals (including potassium)
Phosphates
Organo-metalics
(HTS) High Temperature Shift Catalyst (VSG-F101) - Comprehensiev OverviewGerard B. Hawkins
The high temperature shift duty introduction and theory
HTS catalyst characteristics
developments over time
Typical HTS operational problems
Improved catalysts
VULCAN Series VSG-F101 Series
Summary
Most modern ammonia processes are based on steam-reforming of natural gas or naphtha.
The 3 main technology suppliers are Uhde (Uhde/JM Partnership), Topsoe & KBR.
The process steps are very similar in all cases.
Other suppliers are Linde (LAC) & Ammonia Casale.
This slides shows vocational training which i've done at ammonia-4 plant at GSFC LTD.
There are some tasks that given by our university that we have done here.
Why have a Secondary Reformer ?
Need nitrogen to make ammonia
Wish to make primary as small as possible
Wish to minimise methane slip since methane is an inert in the ammonia synthesis loop
Other methods of achieving this
Braun Purifier process
Can address all these with an air blown secondary
The Benefits and Disadvantages of Potash in Steam ReformingGerard B. Hawkins
Why do we include potash ?
What are the benefits ?
What are the disadvantages ?
Catalyst Deactivation
Carbon Deposition : Thermodynamics & Kinetics
Carbon formation margin
Reaction chemistry (Tube inlet)
Hydrocarbons undergo cracking reactions on hot surfaces at the tube inlet
Products of catalytic cracking reactions can form polymeric carbon
This is great Presentation with 3D effects which is all about production of ammonia from natural gas.
I am damn sure you will be getting everything here searching for.
its better to download it and then run in powerpoint 2013.
Catalytic Reactions in Catalytic Reforming
Catalytic Reforming Reactions
Sulfur Related Problems
Effects of Sulfur in Catalytic Reforming
Reactions in Catalytic Reforming
Catalytic Reforming Catalysts
Effect of Sulfur on Catalytic Reforming Catalysts
Catalytic Reformer Efficiency
VULCAN Sulfur Guards
VULCAN Sulfur Guards for Catalytic Reformers
VULCAN Guard Installation Protects Isomerization Catalysts
Liquid Phase vs Gas Phase: Relative Advantages
Liquid Phase Treating
Which active metal is best?
Thiophenes and Nickel Sulfur Guards
Sulfiding mechanisms with reduced metals
Thiophene adsorption on nickel
Advantages of Cu/Zn Over Nickel Sulfur Guards
Copper oxide vs Nickel
Nickel Sulfur Guards
Manganese Sulfur Guards
Hydrogen Plant Flowsheet - Effects of Low Steam RatioGerard B. Hawkins
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on the Steam Reformer
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on H T Shift & PSA
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on Gross Efficiency
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on Net Efficiency
Alternative schemes for improving heat recovery
Introduction and Theoretical Aspects
Catalyst Reduction and Start-up
Normal Operation and Troubleshooting
Shutdown and Catalyst Discharge
Nickel Carbonyl Hazard
Modern Methanation Catalyst Requirements
- Process effects of pre-reforming
- Process benefits of pre-reforming
- Effect of Pre-reformer Inlet Temp on Primary Reformer Efficiency
- Services for Pre-reforming
Pre-Reforming Problems
- Features: Impact of Sulfur
- High Temperature Operation
- Catalyst Deactivation
- Which is Better - High or Low Inlet Temperatures ?
- Pre Reformer Loading
- Pre-Reformer Installation
- Pre-reformer Startup
- Catalyst Drying
- Catalyst Heating
- Reduction
A full package presentation about Hydrogen Production Unit including an overview about steam reformers, combustion reaction, moods of heat transfer, draft systems, reactors, chemicals used in HPU, and types of compressors. Moreover, it describes the process description, process variables, and opens the way for some possible improvements which can be implemented to develop the unit performance.
(HTS) High Temperature Shift Catalyst (VSG-F101) - Comprehensiev OverviewGerard B. Hawkins
The high temperature shift duty introduction and theory
HTS catalyst characteristics
developments over time
Typical HTS operational problems
Improved catalysts
VULCAN Series VSG-F101 Series
Summary
Most modern ammonia processes are based on steam-reforming of natural gas or naphtha.
The 3 main technology suppliers are Uhde (Uhde/JM Partnership), Topsoe & KBR.
The process steps are very similar in all cases.
Other suppliers are Linde (LAC) & Ammonia Casale.
This slides shows vocational training which i've done at ammonia-4 plant at GSFC LTD.
There are some tasks that given by our university that we have done here.
Why have a Secondary Reformer ?
Need nitrogen to make ammonia
Wish to make primary as small as possible
Wish to minimise methane slip since methane is an inert in the ammonia synthesis loop
Other methods of achieving this
Braun Purifier process
Can address all these with an air blown secondary
The Benefits and Disadvantages of Potash in Steam ReformingGerard B. Hawkins
Why do we include potash ?
What are the benefits ?
What are the disadvantages ?
Catalyst Deactivation
Carbon Deposition : Thermodynamics & Kinetics
Carbon formation margin
Reaction chemistry (Tube inlet)
Hydrocarbons undergo cracking reactions on hot surfaces at the tube inlet
Products of catalytic cracking reactions can form polymeric carbon
This is great Presentation with 3D effects which is all about production of ammonia from natural gas.
I am damn sure you will be getting everything here searching for.
its better to download it and then run in powerpoint 2013.
Catalytic Reactions in Catalytic Reforming
Catalytic Reforming Reactions
Sulfur Related Problems
Effects of Sulfur in Catalytic Reforming
Reactions in Catalytic Reforming
Catalytic Reforming Catalysts
Effect of Sulfur on Catalytic Reforming Catalysts
Catalytic Reformer Efficiency
VULCAN Sulfur Guards
VULCAN Sulfur Guards for Catalytic Reformers
VULCAN Guard Installation Protects Isomerization Catalysts
Liquid Phase vs Gas Phase: Relative Advantages
Liquid Phase Treating
Which active metal is best?
Thiophenes and Nickel Sulfur Guards
Sulfiding mechanisms with reduced metals
Thiophene adsorption on nickel
Advantages of Cu/Zn Over Nickel Sulfur Guards
Copper oxide vs Nickel
Nickel Sulfur Guards
Manganese Sulfur Guards
Hydrogen Plant Flowsheet - Effects of Low Steam RatioGerard B. Hawkins
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on the Steam Reformer
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on H T Shift & PSA
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on Gross Efficiency
Effect of Low Steam Ratio on Net Efficiency
Alternative schemes for improving heat recovery
Introduction and Theoretical Aspects
Catalyst Reduction and Start-up
Normal Operation and Troubleshooting
Shutdown and Catalyst Discharge
Nickel Carbonyl Hazard
Modern Methanation Catalyst Requirements
- Process effects of pre-reforming
- Process benefits of pre-reforming
- Effect of Pre-reformer Inlet Temp on Primary Reformer Efficiency
- Services for Pre-reforming
Pre-Reforming Problems
- Features: Impact of Sulfur
- High Temperature Operation
- Catalyst Deactivation
- Which is Better - High or Low Inlet Temperatures ?
- Pre Reformer Loading
- Pre-Reformer Installation
- Pre-reformer Startup
- Catalyst Drying
- Catalyst Heating
- Reduction
A full package presentation about Hydrogen Production Unit including an overview about steam reformers, combustion reaction, moods of heat transfer, draft systems, reactors, chemicals used in HPU, and types of compressors. Moreover, it describes the process description, process variables, and opens the way for some possible improvements which can be implemented to develop the unit performance.
Consider hydrocarbon purification section
* consists of three parts in sequence
1) Hydrogenation or Hydrodesulfurization
* catalyst converts organic sulfur compounds (and any organo-chlorides) to H2S (and HCl) using H2 added just upstream (usually product recycle)
2) Chloride removal - required only if Cl in hydrocarbon feed
* any Cl in the hydrocarbon should be now HCl
* solid alkaline absorbent removes HCl by chemical reaction
3) Sulfur removal
* any S in the hydrocarbon should now be H2S
* ZnO based absorbent removes H2S by reaction to form ZnS
Steam Reforming - The Basics of reforming, shapes and carbon:
Steam Reforming Catalysis :
Chemical reactions
Catalyst shape design
Catalyst chemistry
Carbon formation and removal
Pre-reformer in the flowsheet
* positioned upstream of the steam reformer
* uses a specialized high activity catalyst based on Ni
* reaction involves conversion of hydrocarbons to a mix of CH4, CO, CO2 and H2
Pre-reformers - sometimes included at the original design stage
- also can be added to existing units to uprate the plant
DEBOTTLENECKING METALLURGICAL AND SULPHUR-BURNING SULPHURIC ACID PLANTS: CAPA...COBRAS
Guy Cooper presents general strategies for acid plants, as reduction of pressure drop by modifying or replacing plant equipment, increase of SO2 gas concentration, blower upgrades, steam system debottlenecking, and strategies to reduce emissions. Aspects specific to metallurgical acid plants such as: improvements to gas-cleaning, increasing blower suction pressure, control of air dilution to acid plant, and handling the variation of process conditions are discussed. Aspects specific to sulphur-burning plants such as sulphur handling and sulphur burning are also discussed.
Pressure Relief Systems Vol 2
Causes of Relief Situations
This Volume 2 is a guide to the qualitative identification of common causes of overpressure in process equipment. It cannot be exhaustive; the process engineer and relief systems team should look for any credible situation in addition to those given in this Part which could lead to a need for pressure relief (a relief situation).
Pressure Relief Systems
BACKGROUND TO RELIEF SYSTEM DESIGN Vol.1 of 6
The Guide has been written to advise those involved in the design and engineering of pressure relief systems. It takes the user from the initial identification of potential causes of overpressure or under pressure through the process design of relief systems to the detailed mechanical design. "Hazard Studies" and quantitative hazards analysis are not described; these are seen as complementary activities. Typical users of the Guide will use some Parts in detail and others in overview.
GAS DISPERSION - A Definitive Guide to Accidental Releases of Heavy GasesGerard B. Hawkins
GAS DISPERSION - A Definitive Guide to Accidental Releases of Heavy Gases
This Process Safety Guide has been written with the aim of assisting process engineers, hazard analysts and environmental advisers in carrying out gas dispersion calculations. The Guide aims to provide assistance by:
• Improving awareness of the range of dispersion models available within GBHE, and providing guidance in choosing the most appropriate model for a particular application.
• Providing guidance to ensure that source terms and other model inputs are correctly specified, and the models are used within their range of applicability.
• Providing guidance to deal with particular topics in gas dispersion such as dense gas dispersion, complex terrain, and modeling the chemistry of oxides of nitrogen.
• Providing general background on air quality and dispersion modeling issues such as meteorology and air quality standards.
• Providing example calculations for real practical problems.
SCOPE
The gas dispersion guide contains the following Parts:
1 Fundamentals of meteorology.
2 Overview of air quality standards.
3 Comparison between different air quality models.
4 Designing a stack.
5 Dense gas dispersion.
6 Calculation of source terms.
7 Building wake effects.
8 Overview of the chemistry of the oxides of nitrogen.
9 Overview of the ADMS complex terrain module.
10 Overview of the ADMS deposition module.
11 ADMS examples.
12 Modeling odorous releases.
13 Bibliography of useful gas dispersion books and reports.
14 Glossary of gas dispersion modeling terms.
Appendix A : Modeling Wind Generation of Particulates.
APPENDIX B TABLE OF PROPERTY VALUES FOR SPECIFIC CHEMICALS
Theory of Carbon Formation in Steam Reforming
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Underpinning Theory
2.1 Conceptualization
2.2 Reforming Reactions
2.3 Carbon Formation Chemistry
2.3.1 Natural Gas
2.3.2 Carbon Formation for Naphtha Feeds
2.3.3 Carbon Gasification
2.4 Heat Transfer
3 Causes
3.1 Effects of Carbon Formation
3.2 Types of Carbon
4 What are the Effects of Carbon Formation?
4.1 Why does Carbon Formation Get Worse?
4.1.1 So what is the Next Step?
4.2 Consequences of Carbon Formation
4.3 Why does Carbon Form where it does?
4.3.1 Effect on Process Gas Temperature
4.4 Why does Carbon Formation Propagate Down the Tube?
4.4.1 Effect on Radiation on the Fluegas Side
4.5 Why does Carbon Formation propagate Up the Tube?
5 How do we Prevent Carbon Formation
5.1 The Role of Potash
5.2 Inclusion of Pre-reformer
5.3 Primary Reformer Catalyst Parameters
5.3.1 Activity
5.3.2 Heat Transfer
5.3.3 Increased Steam to Carbon Ratio
6 Steam Out
6.1 Why does increasing the Steam to Carbon Ratio Not Work?
6.2 Why does reducing the Feed Rate not help?
6.3 Fundamental Principles of Steam Outs
TABLES
1 Heat Transfer Coefficients in a Typical Reformer
2 Typical Catalyst Loading Options
FIGURES
1 Hot Bands
2 Conceptual Pellet
3 Naphtha Carbon Formation
4 Heat Transfer within an Reformer
5 Types of Carbon Formation
6 Effect of Carbon on Nickel Crystallites
7 Absorption of Heat
8 Comparison of "Base Case" v Carbon Forming Tube
9 Carbon Formation Vicious Circle
10 Temperature Profiles
11 Carbon Pinch Point
12 Carbon Formation
13 Effect on Process Gas Temperature
14 How does Carbon Propagate into an Unaffected Zone?
15 Movement of the Carbon Forming Region
16 Effect of Hot Bands on Radiative Heat Transfer
17 Effect of Potash on Carbon Formation
18 Application of a Pre-reformer
19 Effect of Activity on Carbon Formation
Calculation of an Ammonia Plant Energy Consumption: Gerard B. Hawkins
Calculation of an Ammonia Plant Energy Consumption:
Case Study: #06023300
Plant Note Book Series: PNBS-0602
CONTENTS
0 SCOPE
1 CALCULATION OF NATURAL GAS PROCESS FEED CONSUMPTION
2 CALCULATION OF NATURAL GAS PROCESS FUEL CONSUMPTION
3 CALCULATION OF NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION FOR PILOT BURNERS OF FLARES
4 CALCULATION OF DEMIN. WATER FROM DEMIN. UNIT
5 CALCULATION OF DEMIN. WATER TO PACKAGE BOILERS
6 CALCULATION OF MP STEAM EXPORT
7 CALCULATION OF LP STEAM IMPORT
8 DETERMINATION OF ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION
9 DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE AMMONIA PLANT ISBL
10 ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION FOR TEST RUN CONDITIONS
11 CALCULATION OF AMMONIA SHARE IN MP STEAM CONSUMPTION IN UTILITIES
12 CALCULATION OF AMMONIA SHARE IN ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION IN UTILITIES
13 DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE AMMONIA PLANT OSBL
14 DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF THE AMMONIA PLANT
Ammonia Plant Technology
Pre-Commissioning Best Practices
GBHE-APT-0102
PICKLING & PASSIVATION
CONTENTS
1 PURPOSE OF THE WORK
2 CHEMICAL CONCEPT
3 TECHNICAL CONCEPT
4 WASTES & SAFETY CONCEPT
5 TARGET RESULTS
6 THE GENERAL CLEANING SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT
6.6.1 Pre-cleaning or “Physical Cleaning
6.6.2 Pre-rinsing
6.6.3 Chemical Cleaning
6.6.4 Critical Factors in Cleaning Success
6.6.5 Rinsing
6.6.6 Inspection and Re-Cleaning, if Necessary
7 Systems to be treated by Pickling/Passivation
Ammonia Plant Technology
Pre-Commissioning Best Practices
Piping and Vessels Flushing and Cleaning Procedure
CONTENTS
1 Scope
2 Aim/purpose
3 Responsibilities
4 Procedure
4.1 Main cleaning methods
4.1.1 Mechanical cleaning
4.1.2 Cleaning with air
4.1.3 Cleaning with steam (for steam networks only)
4.1.4 Cleaning with water
4.2 Choice of the cleaning method
4.3 Cleaning preparation
4.4 Protection of the devices included in the network
4.5 Protection of devices in the vicinity of the network
4.6 Water flushing procedure
4.6.1 Specific problems of water flushing
4.6.2 Preparation for water flushing
4.6.3 Performing a water flush
4.6.4 Cleanliness criteria
4.7 Air blowing procedure
4.7.1 Specific problems of air blowing
4.7.2 Preparation for air blowing
4.7.3 Performing air blowing
4.7.4 Cleanliness checks
4.8 Steam blowing procedure
4.8.1 Specific problems of steam blowing
4.8.2 Preparation for steam blowing
4.8.3 Performing steam blowing
4.8.4 Cleanliness checks
4.9 Chemical cleaning procedure
4.9.1 Specific problems of cleaning with a chemical solution
4.9.2 Preparation for chemical cleaning
4.9.3 Performing a chemical cleaning
4.9.4 Cleanliness criteria
4.10 Re-assembly - general guideline
4.11 Preservation of flushed piping
DESIGN OF VENT GAS COLLECTION AND DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS Gerard B. Hawkins
DESIGN OF VENT GAS COLLECTION AND DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope of this Guide
1.3 Use of the Guide
2 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
2.1 Principal Concerns
2.2 Mechanisms for Ozone Formation
2.3 Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential
2.4 Health and Environmental Effects
2.5 Air Quality Standards for Ground Level Concentrations of Ozone, Targets for Reduction of VOC Discharges and Statutory Discharge Limits
3 VENTS REDUCTION PHILOSOPHY
3.1 Reduction at Source
3.2 End-of-pipe Treatment
4 METHODOLOGY FOR COLLECTION & ASSESSMENT OF PROCESS FLOW DATA
4.1 General
4.2 Identification of Vent Sources
4.3 Characterization of Vents
4.4 Quantification of Process Vent Flows
4.5 Component Flammability Data Collection
4.6 Identification of Operating Scenarios
4.7 Quantification of Flammability Characteristics for Combined Vents
4.8 Identification, Quantification and Assessment of Possibility of Air Ingress Routes
4.9 Tabulation of Data
4.10 Hazard Study and Risk Assessment
4.11 Note on Aqueous / Organic Wastes
4.12 Complexity of Systems
4.13 Summary
5 SAFE DESIGN OF VENT COLLECTION HEADER SYSTEMS
5.1 General
5.2 Process Design of Vent Headers
5.3 Liquid in Vent Headers
5.4 Materials of Construction
5.5 Static Electricity Hazard
5.6 Diversion Systems
5.7 Snuffing Systems
6 SAFE DESIGN OF THERMAL OXIDISERS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Design Basis
6.3 Types of High Temperature Thermal Oxidizer
6.4 Refractories
6.5 Flue Gas Treatment
6.6 Control and Safety Systems
6.7 Project Program
6.8 Commissioning
6.9 Operational and Maintenance Management
APPENDICES
A GLOSSARY
B FLAMMABILITY
C EXAMPLE PROFORMA
D REFERENCES
DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS PROCESS GUIDE
TABLE
1 PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE CREATION POTENTIAL REFERENCED
TO ETHYLENE AS UNITY
FIGURES
1 SCHEMATIC OF TYPICAL VENT COLLECTION AND THERMAL OXIDIZER SYSTEM
2 TYPICAL KNOCK-OUT POT WITH LUTED DRAIN
3 SCHEMATIC OF DIVERSION SYSTEM
4 CONVENTIONAL VERTICAL THERMAL OXIDIZER
5 CONVENTIONAL OXIDIZER WITH INTEGRAL WATER SPARGER
6 THERMAL OXIDIZER WITH STAGED AIR INJECTION
7 DOWN-FIRED UNIT WITH WATER BATH QUENCH
8 FLAMELESS THERMAL OXIDATION UNIT
9 THERMAL OXIDIZER WITH REGENERATIVE HEAT RECOVERY
10 TYPICAL PROJECT PROGRAM
11 TYPICAL FLAMMABILITY DIAGRAM
12 EFFECT OF DILUTION WITH AIR
13 EFFECT OF DILUTION WITH AIR ON 100 Rm³ OF FLAMMABLE GAS
PRACTICAL GUIDE ON THE SELECTION OF PROCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE TREATMENT OF A...Gerard B. Hawkins
PRACTICAL GUIDE ON THE SELECTION OF PROCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE TREATMENT OF AQUEOUS ORGANIC EFFLUENT STREAMS
CONTENTS
0 INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE
1 SCOPE
2 FIELD OF APPLICATION
3 DEFINITIONS
3.1 IPU
3.2 AOS
3.3 BODs
3.4 COD
3.5 TOC
3.6 Toxicity
3.7 Refractory Organics/Hard COD
3.8 Heavy Metals
3.9 EA
3.10 Biological Treatment Terms
3.11 BATNEEC
3.12 BPEO
3.13 EQS/LV
3.14 IPC
3.15 VOC
3.16 F/M Ratio
3.17 MLSS
3.18 MLVSS
4 DESIGN/ECONOMIC GUIDELINES
5 EUROPEAN LEGISLATION
5.1 General
5.2 Integrated Pollution Control (IPC)
5.3 Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Costs (BATNEEC)
5.4 Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO)
5.5 Environmental Quality Standards(EQS)
6 IPU EXIT CONCENTRATION
7 SITE/LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
8 PROCESS SELECTION PROCEDURE
8.1 Waste Minimization Techniques (WMT)
8.2 AOS Stream Definition
8.3 Technical Check List
8.4 Preliminary Selection of Suitable Technologies
8.5 Process Sequences
8.6 Economic Evaluation
8.7 Process Selection
APPENDICES
A DIRECTIVE 76/464/EEC - LIST 1
B DIRECTIVE 76/464/EEC - LIST 2
C THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRIORITY CANDIDATE LIST
D THE UK RED LIST
E CURRENT VALUES FOR EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS AND CORRESPONDING LIMIT VALUES
F ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGIES
G EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
H PROPRIETARY/LESS COMMON TECHNOLOGIES
J COMPARATIVE COST DATA
PRACTICAL GUIDE ON THE REDUCTION OF DISCHARGES TO ATMOSPHERE OF VOLATILE ORGA...Gerard B. Hawkins
PRACTICAL GUIDE ON THE REDUCTION OF DISCHARGES TO ATMOSPHERE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
2 THE NEED FOR VOC CONTROL
3 CONTROL AT SOURCE
3.1 Choice or Solvent
3.2 Venting Arrangements
3.3 Nitrogen Blanketing
3.4 Pump Versus Pneumatic Transfer
3.5 Batch Charging
3.6 Reduction of Volumetric Flow
3.7 Stock Tank Design
4 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT
4.1 By Inference or Calculation
4.2 Flow Monitoring Equipment
4.3 Analytical Instruments
4.4 Vent Emissions Database
5 ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY
5.1 Available Options
5.2 Selection of Preferred Option
5.3 Condensation
5.4 Adsorption
5.5 Absorption
5.6 Thermal Incineration
5.7 Catalytic Oxidation
5.8 Biological Filtration
5.9 Combinations of Process technologies
5.10 Processes Under Development
6 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
7 REFERENCES
Appendix 1. Photochemical Ozone Creation Potentials
Appendix 2. Examples of Adsorption Preliminary Calculations
Appendix 3. Example of Thermal Incineration Heat and Mass Balance
Appendix 4. Cost Correlations
Getting the Most Out of Your Refinery Hydrogen PlantGerard B. Hawkins
Getting the Most Out of Your Refinery Hydrogen Plant
Contents
Summary
1 Introduction
2 "On-purpose" Hydrogen Production
3 Operational Aspects
4 Uprating Options on the Steam Reformer
4.1 Steam Reforming Catalysts and Tube Metallurgy
4.2 Oxygen-blown Secondary Reformer
4.3 Pre-reforming
4.4 Post-reforming
5 Downstream Units
6 Summary of Uprating Options
7 Conclusions
EMERGENCY ISOLATION OF CHEMICAL PLANTS
CONTENTS
1 Introduction
2 When should Emergency Isolation Valves be Installed
3 Emergency Isolation Valves and Associated Equipment
3.1 Installations on existing plant
3.2 Actuators
3.3 Power to close or power to open
3.4 The need for testing
3.5 Hand operated Emergency Valves
3.6 The need to stop pumps in an emergency
3.7 Location of Operating Buttons
3.8 Use of control valves for Isolation
4 Detection of Leaks and Fires
5 Precautions during Maintenance
6 Training Operators to use Emergency Isolation Valves
7 Emergency Isolation when no remotely operated valve is available
References
Glossary
Appendix I Some Fires or Serious Escapes of Flammable Gases or Liquids that could have been controlled by Emergency Isolation Valves
Appendix II Some typical Installations
Amine Gas Treating Unit - Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide Gerard B. Hawkins
Amine Gas Treating Unit Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide for H2S/CO2 Amine Systems
Contents
Process Capabilities for gas treating process
Typical Amine Treating
Typical Amine System Improvements
Primary Equipment Overview
Inlet Gas Knockout
Absorber
Three Phase Flash Tank
Lean/Rich Heat Exchanger
Regenerator
Filtration
Amine Reclaimer
Operating Difficulties Overview
Foaming
Failure to Meet Gas Specification
Solvent Losses
Corrosion
Typical Amine System Improvements
Degradation of Amines and Alkanolamines during Sour Gas Treating
APPENDIX
Best Practices - Troubleshooting Guide
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
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2. Syngas Flowsheets – Presentation
Coverage
High level introduction
• Mainstream syngas = steam reforming
processes
Ammonia; methanol; hydrogen/HyCO
• Town gas
Steam reforming; low pressure cyclic
• Direct reduction iron (DRI)
HYL type processes; Midrex type processes
3. Introduction
In each case, various plant flowsheets
exist
• either: original design
• or: resulting from uprate/revamp
Preferred flowsheets have evolved over
time
• influenced by plant size
4. Simplified Steam Reforming NH3 Plant
H2O
H/C
feed
H/C
purification
Removes
impurities (S,
Cl, metals)
Steam
reforming
Converts to
H2, CO, CO2 +
H2O + CH4
H2O
Shift
WGS reaction:
H2O + CO <=>
CO2 + H2
H2
Hydrogen
purification
Removal of
CO, CO2 +
maybe CH4
6. Simplified Steam Reforming H2 Plant
H2O
H/C
feed
H/C
purification
Removes
impurities (S,
Cl, metals)
Steam
reforming
Converts to
H2, CO, CO2 +
H2O + CH4
H2O
Shift
WGS reaction:
H2O + CO <=>
CO2 + H2
H2
Hydrogen
purification
Removal of
CO, CO2 +
maybe CH4
7. Simplified Steam Reforming HyCO Plant
H2O
H/C
feed
H/C
purification
Removes
impurities (S,
Cl, metals)
Steam
reforming
Converts to
H2, CO, CO2 +
H2O + CH4
H2O
CO2 recycle to
reformer feed
H2/CO
Liquid
CO2
Removal
8. Simplified Steam Reforming MeOH Plant
H2O
H/C
feed
H/C
purification
Removes
impurities (S,
Cl, metals)
Steam
reforming
Converts to
H2, CO, CO2 +
H2O + CH4
H2O
Syngas
compression
Purge gas to
feed or fuel
Methanol
synthesis MeOH
Converts
CO/CO2 + H2
=> MeOH
9. Hydrocarbon Purification Section
Historically – up to three parts
• Hydrogenation or hydrodesulphurisation
catalytic breakdown of organic sulphur
compounds to H2S (also RCl to HCl)
• Chloride removal (only if Cl present) -
absorb HCl
• Sulfur removal - absorb H2S
Additionally – a fourth optional part
• Ultrapurification
Various designs depending on
• feed composition; plant design
10. Hydrocarbon Purification Section
H/C
feed
HDS
Breaks down
organo-S and
RCl
H2
HCl
absorption
Removes HCl
by chemical
reaction
H2S
absorption
Removes H2S
by chemical
reaction
Ultra-
purification
Polishes out
trace S
impurities
13. Hydrocarbon Purification Section -
Flowsheet
Different variants found across syngas
plants
HDS usually installed
• Occasionally left out when total S is low
and organo-S is very low (< 2 ppm as
mercaptan, RSH)
HCl removal less usual
• More common in refinery H2 plants using
off gas feed
H2S removal always present
14. Hydrocarbon Purification Section -
Flowsheet
H2S removal – single bed or lead/lag ?
• Single bed found where H2S (or total S to HDS) is
low and predictable
• E.g. gas purified to a pipeline spec’n of << 10 ppm
• Bed must be a realistic size to last T/A interval
• Otherwise lead/lag: design bed life 6 – 12 months
Ultrapurification
• Special situations – NOT for all
• AND not installed in all the “special situations”
15. Hydrocarbon Purification Section –
Flowsheet (cont.)
Ultra-purification applications
• Pre-reformers
• Natural gas fed steam reformers
stressed high heat flux; low
steam:carbon ratio
• Naphtha fed steam reformers
low steam:carbon ratio
• Precious metal steam reforming catalysts
• GHRs
16. Steam Reforming Section - Options
Generally
• feature tubular reformer (“primary”;
“steam reformer”)
• may include 2nd or 3rd stage to the
reforming section
pre-reformer
• part of initial design or later retrofit
post reformers
• two types usually considered
• secondary
• gas heated reformer
17. Steam Reforming Section -
Options
H/C
feed
Pre-
reformer
Converts to
H2, CO, CO2 +
H2O + CH4
Secondary
reformer
Drives CH4
slip down +
other fact0rs
H2O
Steam
reformer
Converts to
H2, CO, CO2 +
H2O + CH4
H2O Air or O2
Ammonia: Optional Normal Usual
Hydrogen: Optional Normal Rare
HyCO: Optional Normal Rare
Methanol: Optional Normal Rare
18. Steam Reforming Section - Options
What proportion of plants feature all
three parts ?
Many ammonia plants
• Topsoe units with pre-reformer (e.g.
India)
• Uprate options which add a pre-
reformer for capacity and efficiency
gains (e.g. ABF; Kemira)
19. Steam Reforming Section - Pre-
reformer
Single adiabatic reactor
• upstream of the steam reformer
• uses high activity Ni based catalyst
Converts hydrocarbons to methane,
CO, CO2 and H2
• Eliminates C2 and higher hydrocarbons
from feed
• Makes life easy for the steam reformer
!!
20. Steam Reforming Section - Pre-
reformer: Why ?
High efficiency/low energy plants
Low steam export – benefit if steam not
required
Smaller and high heat flux reformers
• Lower reformer capex (offset by pre-
reformer capex)
Simplified and robust steam reformer
operation
Means to deliver feedstock flexibility (not
only means) between lighter and heavier
feeds
21. Steam Reforming Section - Pre-
reformer: Why Not ?
Additional equipment
• Capex (offset by smaller reformer ?)
• Opex (catalyst; maintenance; ….)
Complicated and delicate pre-reformer
operation
• Easily damaged expensive catalyst
Low steam export – problem if steam export
valued/required
Economics suggest that pre-reformer is not
the only solution if feedstock flexibility is
required
26. Steam Reforming Section - Tubular
Steam Reformers
Design based upon
• overall strongly endothermic reaction
requires large heat input
• process gas through catalyst filled tubes
• tubes located in fired furnace
Various designs dependent on process
designer and plant
27. Tubular Steam Reformers - Ammonia
Designs
• 200 - 500 tubes arranged in rows
• downflow usually
upflow rare
• capacity range (approximate)
500 – 3300 mtpd
• differing designs favoured by certain
contractors
top fired
side fired
terrace wall
28. Tubular Steam Reformers - Hydrogen
Small plant design - usual
• 6 - 40 tubes arranged in a circle
• upflow and upfired
• single central burner
offered by Axsia-Howmar, Howe-Baker,
Hydrochem, Glitsch
• other geometries are found
• capacity range (approximate)
500 - 16000 Nm3/h
0.5 - 15 MMSCFD
29. Tubular Steam Reformers - Hydrogen
Larger designs
• 50 - 500 tubes arranged in rows
• downflow usually
upflow rare
• capacity range (approximate)
10 - 150 kNm3/h
10 - 125 MMSCFD
• differing designs favoured by certain
contractors
top fired
side fired
terrace wall
30. Tubular Steam Reformers - Methanol
Designs
• 400 - 900 tubes arranged in rows
• downflow usually
upflow rare
• capacity range (approximate)
2000 – 5000 mtpd
• differing designs favoured by certain
contractors
top fired
side fired
terrace wall
35. Steam Reforming Section - Secondary
Reformer
To Waste
Heat Boiler
Process
Steam
Hydrocarbon
Feed
HDS
Fuel
Steam
Generation
and
Superheating
Combustion
Air
Pre-heat
Air/Oxygen
36. Steam Reforming Section – Secondary
Reformer Introduction
Three key components
• Burner Design
• Mixing Volume
• Catalyst
All must be designed
correctly to maximize
performance
Air/Oxygen
Steam Reformer
Effluent
To Waste
Heat Boiler
37. Steam Reforming Section – Secondary
Reformer: Ammonia
Ammonia plants fire the burner with AIR
• Adds O2 AND N2
N2 is inert in secondary (more or less) &
through shifts/CO2 removal/methanation
N2/H2 + residual CH4 go to
• Compression & NH3 synthesis loop
Burner air provides the N2 required for NH3
synthesis
Thus – secondaries are common in NH3
plants
40. Steam Reforming Section – Secondary
Reformer: H2/HyCO/MeOH
H2/HyCO/MeOH plants must fire with O2
• N2 is not required in the process
• N2 cannot be tolerated in the process
Source of O2 required
• Local air separation unit (ASU) may not be
available
• Over-the-fence from industrial gas company may
be expensive
• Construction/operation of ASU adds cost &
complexity
THUS - O2 fired secondary's are less common
41. Steam Reforming Section – Secondary
Reformer: MeOH
NOTE: Lurgi MeOH process design features
O2 fired secondary
• Includes “mega-methanol” process
Lurgi relatively successful in recent years
THUS - O2 fired secondaries are relatively
common in MeOH industry area
42. Steam Reforming Section – ‘GHR’ Post
Reformer Retrofit
Steam
Hydrocarbon
Feed HDS
Fuel
Steam
Generation
and
Superheating
Combustion
Air
Pre-heat
Reformed
Gas
Process
Additional gas + steam feed
Gas
Heated
Post-
Reformer
Waste
Heat
Boiler
HDS
Preheat
Mixed
Feed
Preheat
43. Steam Reforming Section – ‘GHR’
GHRs are used in other ways
• E.g. full replacement of the primary
reformer
Various designs exist from Air
Products, Technip, Topsoe, Kellogg as
well as Johnson Matthey
44. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections
Consider shift + purification together
• design options are intimately linked
Historically preferred designs linked to
available catalyst/absorbent technology
Not required on HyCO and MeOH plants
45. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections
Water gas shift reaction
Purification
• Either: CO2 removal and methanation
(NH3 & old H2)
COx + H2 => CH4 + H2O
yields ~96 % H2
• Or: PSA unit (newer H2)
yields 99.9+ % H2
CO + H2O CO2 + H2 (+ heat)
46. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections –
Ammonia Plants
Designs feature HTS and LTS beds in series
with inter-cooling
HTS
From Steam
Reforming
Liquid
CO2
Removal
LTS
H2O
CO2 feed to urea
plant
Methanation H2
COx + H2 =>
CH4 + H2O
47. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections –
Ammonia Plants
Design options – Linde LAC process
• use tubular ITS followed by PSA unit
From Steam
Reformer
PSA H2ITS
H2O
Purge gas to
fuel
48. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections –
Hydrogen Plants
Designs 1970s to mid-1980s
• LTS catalyst developed
• HTS and LTS beds in series with inter-cooling
HTS
From Steam
Reforming
Liquid
CO2
Removal
LTS
H2O
CO2 to vent
Methanation H2
COx + H2 =>
CH4 + H2O
49. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections –
Hydrogen Plants
Older plants built up to ~1970
• pre-date LTS catalyst development
• two HTS beds in series with inter-cooling
HTS
From Steam
Reforming
Liquid
CO2
Removal
HTS
H2O
CO2 to vent
Methanation H2
COx + H2 =>
CH4 + H2O
50. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections –
Hydrogen Plants
Designs since mid-1980s
• PSA units improved significantly
• HTS followed by PSA unit
From Steam
Reforming
PSA H2
HTS
H2O
Purge gas to
fuel vent
51. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections –
Hydrogen Plants
Design options
• include additional LTS before PSA unit
favoured in some large new plants
(>105 kNm3/h or 90 MMSCFD)
HTS
From Steam
Reforming PSA H2LTS
H2O
Purge gas to
fuel vent
52. Shift & Hydrogen Purification Sections
– Hydrogen Plants
Design options
• use MTS followed by PSA unit
From Steam
Reformer
PSA H2MTS
H2O
Purge gas to
fuel vent
54. Steam Reforming Based Town Gas
Processes
Various flowsheets exist
• HKCG; CityGas; Dakota Gas
• Rely on standard syngas reactor units
55. Cyclic Town Gas - Process Outline
Reactor design features
• hydrocarbon, O2(air), steam feeds
• packed bed of catalyst
• burner in top of reactor
Burner provides heat
• increases temperature of catalyst bulk
• partial combustion of the hydrocarbon
Catalyst provides reforming and shift
activity
56. Cyclic Town Gas - Process Outline
Hydrocarbon feed varies
• natural gas to naphtha
• may contain sulphur (ie not
desulphurised)
Catalyst becomes deactivated
• C & S
• Fe scale
• regeneration may be required
• regen can be part of process (eg cyclic TG
plants) or physical cleaning
57. DRI Processes – Types using Steam
Reforming
HYL type flowsheets
Midrex type flowsheets
Lookalikes exist in each category
59. DRI Processs - Features of HYL III Steam
Reformer
Natural gas feedstock
Downflow + down-fired
Typical conditions
• S/C ratio 1.9 - 2.5
• pressure 6 - 7 barg
• exit temperature 840°C (1545°F)
• methane slip 2.0 - 2.5 mol % (dry)
Steam reformer catalysts
• same types as HyCO (+H2/NH3/MeOH)
plants
• feed purity to < 0.1 ppm S required
60. DRI Processes - Typical Midrex Process
Iron Oxide
Direct
Reduced
Iron
Exhaust
Stack
Flue
Gas
Natural
Gas
Feed Gas
Main Air Blower
Combustion Air
Process Gas
Compressor
Reformer
Top Gas
Scrubber
Cooling Gas
Compressor
Reducing Gas
Scrubber
Top
Gas
Reduction
Zone
Shaft/
Reduction
Furnace
Cooling
Zone
61. DRI Processes - Features of Midrex Type
Reformer
Natural gas feedstock
Upflow + up-fired
Typical conditions
• From recycle gas
CO2 ~15 mol %; CO ~15 mol %; H2O gives S/C
~0.6
S required against metal dusting (up to 10
ppm)
• pressure 1 - 2 bara
• exit temperature 930°C (1706°F)
• methane slip 1.0 mol % (dry)
Specialized S tolerant reformer catalysts
62. Summary
High level review of syngas
flowsheets
Key differences and options
highlighted
Increased awareness but many
further layers of detail exist