High Pressure Ethane Cracking with Small Diameter Furnace Tubes

    公开(公告)号:US20220081623A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17299878

    申请日:2019-12-13

    IPC分类号: C10G9/20 C10G9/36

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for performing ethane steam cracking at elevated coil inlet pressures and/or elevated coil outlet pressures in small diameter furnace coils. Instead of performing steam cracking of ethane at a coil outlet pressure of ˜22 psig or less (˜150 kPa-g or less), the steam cracking of ethane can be performed in small diameter furnace coils at a coil outlet pressure of 30 psig to 75 psig (˜200 kPa-g to ˜520 kPa-g), or 40 psig to 75 psig (˜270 kPa-g to ˜520 kPa-g). In order to achieve such higher coil outlet pressures, a correspondingly higher coil inlet pressure can also be used, such as a pressure of 45 psig (˜310 kPa-g) or more, or 50 psig (˜340 kPa-g) or more.

    Partial Trip System for Ethylene Furnace with Ground Flare

    公开(公告)号:US20200048561A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16519162

    申请日:2019-07-23

    IPC分类号: C10G9/20 C07C5/327

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for performing a partial trip for an ethane steam cracker while reducing or minimizing ethane consumption in a ground flare system during the partial trip. In particular, a trip system is provided that reduces the firing on an ethylene furnace (such as a reduction into a range of 10% to 40% of normal firing) while also providing a reduced flow of feed to the furnace with dilution steam at a steam to hydrocarbon ratio similar to a ratio that is suitable during normal operation. The trip system can be actuated, for example, when the loss of circulating quench water to the water quench tower is detected.

    Partial trip system for ethylene furnace with ground flare

    公开(公告)号:US11028327B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16519162

    申请日:2019-07-23

    IPC分类号: C10G9/20 C07C5/327

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for performing a partial trip for an ethane steam cracker while reducing or minimizing ethane consumption in a ground flare system during the partial trip. In particular, a trip system is provided that reduces the firing on an ethylene furnace (such as a reduction into a range of 10% to 40% of normal firing) while also providing a reduced flow of feed to the furnace with dilution steam at a steam to hydrocarbon ratio similar to a ratio that is suitable during normal operation. The trip system can be actuated, for example, when the loss of circulating quench water to the water quench tower is detected.