The Q2 2018 edition of PTQ – Petroleum Technology Quarterly (http://www.eptq.com/ ) is ready to read. One of the articles in this issue is …
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Designing for a sourer future
Debopam Chaudhuri And Srinivasa Oruganti
Fluor
Refiners around the world are processing a wider crude slate. They are also faced with the challenge of meeting a tighter sulphur specification for the products, hence the role of the sulphur plant and its design are gaining more importance. A proper sulphur plant configuration needs to cater to the operational flexibility of the refinery. This needs to be decided based not only on the refinery turndown operation but also on the various crude assays that are being handled. The best sulphur plant configuration avoids bottlenecks in refinery operation with minimum economic investment. This article will present several case studies on achieving the optimum sulphur plant configuration with varying crude compositions, refinery configurations and capacities, and provide generic guidelines for making decisions related to sulphur plant design during the refinery configuration phase. The feasibility of a petroleum refinery depends on the inherent interaction between the choice of crude oil used and the desired type and quality of finished products to be generated. Using a more expensive light, sweet crude oil requires a simpler refinery configuration and hence a lower capital investment. But supplies of light, sweet crude oil are decreasing, and at the same time the gap between heavier and sourer crude prices is increasing. Refinery configurations are also inherently defined by the type of products expected and the quality to be achieved. Meeting the quality specifications of the final products is of utmost importance as environ- Achieving the right sulphur plant capacity and configuration is crucial to the proper operation of a refinery …
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According to the short bios at the end of the article …
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Debopam Chaudhuri is a Process Engineer with Fluor New Delhi. With 17 years’ experience in petroleum refining, petrochemical complex and upstream projects, he holds bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Calcutta.
Srinivasa Oruganti is a Department Manager for Process Technology & HSE with Fluor New Delhi. He holds a bachelor of technology degree in chemical engineering from Andhra University and is a master of technology in industrial engineering and management from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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TIP: LinkedIn members can find LinkedIn profiles for both authors. Another way to find the profiles is to Google® …
Debopam Chaudhuri Fluor
Srinivasa Oruganti Fluor
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Designing for a sourer future
Debopam Chaudhuri And Srinivasa Oruganti
Fluor
Refiners around the world are processing a wider crude slate. They are also faced with the challenge of meeting a tighter sulphur specification for the products, hence the role of the sulphur plant and its design are gaining more importance. A proper sulphur plant configuration needs to cater to the operational flexibility of the refinery. This needs to be decided based not only on the refinery turndown operation but also on the various crude assays that are being handled. The best sulphur plant configuration avoids bottlenecks in refinery operation with minimum economic investment. This article will present several case studies on achieving the optimum sulphur plant configuration with varying crude compositions, refinery configurations and capacities, and provide generic guidelines for making decisions related to sulphur plant design during the refinery configuration phase. The feasibility of a petroleum refinery depends on the inherent interaction between the choice of crude oil used and the desired type and quality of finished products to be generated. Using a more expensive light, sweet crude oil requires a simpler refinery configuration and hence a lower capital investment. But supplies of light, sweet crude oil are decreasing, and at the same time the gap between heavier and sourer crude prices is increasing. Refinery configurations are also inherently defined by the type of products expected and the quality to be achieved. Meeting the quality specifications of the final products is of utmost importance as environ- Achieving the right sulphur plant capacity and configuration is crucial to the proper operation of a refinery …
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According to the short bios at the end of the article …
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Debopam Chaudhuri is a Process Engineer with Fluor New Delhi. With 17 years’ experience in petroleum refining, petrochemical complex and upstream projects, he holds bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Calcutta.
Srinivasa Oruganti is a Department Manager for Process Technology & HSE with Fluor New Delhi. He holds a bachelor of technology degree in chemical engineering from Andhra University and is a master of technology in industrial engineering and management from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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TIP: LinkedIn members can find LinkedIn profiles for both authors. Another way to find the profiles is to Google® …
Debopam Chaudhuri Fluor
Srinivasa Oruganti Fluor
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