METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING FLUIDS IN PROCESSES RELATED TO REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES USING ROTARY GENERATED THERMAL ENERGY

    公开(公告)号:WO2023062278A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:PCT/FI2022/050682

    申请日:2022-10-13

    Applicant: COOLBROOK OY

    Abstract: A method is provided for inputting thermal energy into fluidic medium in a process or processes related to oil refining and/or petrochemical industries by at least one rotary apparatus comprising a casing with at least one inlet and at least one exit, a rotor comprising at least one row of rotor blades arranged over a circumference of a rotor hub mounted onto a rotor shaft, and a stator configured as an assembly of stationary vanes arranged at least upstream of the at least one row of rotor blades. In the method, an amount of thermal energy is imparted to a stream of fluidic medium directed along a flow path formed inside the casing between the inlet and the exit by virtue of a series of energy transformations occurring when said stream of fluidic medium passes through stationary and rotating components of said rotary apparatus, respectively. The method further comprises: integration of said at least one rotary apparatus into a heat-consuming process facility configured as a refining and/or petrochemical facility and further configured to carry out heat-consuming process or processes related to refining of oil and/or producing petrochemicals at temperatures essentially equal to or exceeding 500 degrees Celsius (°C), and conducting an amount of input energy into the at least one rotary apparatus integrated into the heat-consuming process facility, the input energy comprises electrical energy. A rotary apparatus and related uses are further provided.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A FEED BEFORE A QUENCH COLUMN

    公开(公告)号:WO2022184982A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-09

    申请号:PCT/FI2022/050140

    申请日:2022-03-04

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a process arrangement for treating a feed before a quench column in an integrated process, in which the integrated process comprises at least one gasifier (1) for forming a gasifier flow (3), at least one cracking furnace (2) for forming a cracker flow (4), at least one quench column (6) for treating the feed (5) comprising the gasifier flow and cracker flow (3,4) and at least one transfer line to supply the feed to the quench column. The gasifier flow (3) is cooled at least partly for killing chemical reactions after a gasification, the cracker flow (4) is cooled at least partly after the cracking furnace (2), the gasifier flow (3) is combined to the cracker flow (4) before a transfer line valve (11) of the transfer line to form the feed (5) to the quench column (6), and temperatu-re of the feed is controlled to a predetermined temperature of the transfer line before the quench column (6). Further, the invention relates to the use of the method.

    COKE MORPHOLOGY BY IMAGE SEGMENTATION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2022034406A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-17

    申请号:PCT/IB2021/056728

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for the prediction of coke morphology from feed characteristics using cross-polarized light optical microscopy, image segmentation, and statistical analysis. In particular, the method comprises performing a microcarbon test (MCRT) on a coker feed, ASTM D 4530 to produce a MCRT coke sample, using cross-polarized light optical microscopy at 100X, 200X or 500X, preferably 500X, to produce a photo of the MCRT coke sample, using machine learning segmentation software to produce a segmented output file that comprises a partitioned image with multiple segments, determining structural parameters of output file by applying statistical analysis weighted by area, and correlating the resulting statistical analysis to a coke morphology. Preferably, the structural parameter is Feret maximum, number of particles less than or equal to 100 microns or area calculated by statistical analysis.

    HEAT INTEGRATION IN A HYDROCARBON PROCESSING FACILITY

    公开(公告)号:WO2021116530A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:PCT/FI2020/050825

    申请日:2020-12-09

    Applicant: COOLBROOK OY

    Abstract: A process is provided for improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a hydrocarbon processing and/or production facility, through rearrangement of thermal energy distribution within said facility, said facility comprising a cracker unit (100A) with at least one apparatus (202) for cracking a hydrocarbon containing feed (1), in presence of a dilution medium, wherein a cracked gaseous effluent exiting the apparatus is instantly cooled in a transfer line exchanger (TLE) (301) while generating high-pressure steam, in which process any one of the: heating and/or vaporizing the hydrocarbon containing feed and/or the dilution medium, heating and/or vaporizing boiler feed water, and superheating high pressure steam generated in the TLE unit, is conducted in a heat recovery unit (HRU) (302) arranged downstream the TLE, and which process comprises supplying electrical power into the hydrocarbon processing and/or production facility.

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