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06 October 2003
TU Delft
Aad Rooijmans
Esso Nederland BV
Flexicoker
Rotterdam Refinery
Summary
LPG/Gas
Nafta/Gasoline
Kero/Jet
Diesel
Fuel Oil
17
LPG/Gas
Nafta/Gasoline
Kero/Jet
Diesel
Fuel Oil
44
Arabian
Light
17
19
24
LPG/Gas
Nafta/Gasoline
Kero/Jet
Diesel
44
44
Arabian Light
1970
Fuel Oil
31
1985
15
19
24
27
LPG/Gas
Nafta/Gasoline
Kero/Jet
Diesel
44
Arabian
Light
44
1970
31
28
1985
2005
Fuel Oil
15
12
19
24
27
LPG/Gas
Nafta/Gasoline
Kero/Jet
44
Arabian
Light
44
1970
55
31
28
2005
Arabian
Heavy
Diesel
Fuel Oil
Crude
Powerformer
A
P
S
Gasoline
Aromatics
LPG
Nafta
Jet
Diesel
Jet
Diesel
Heating oil
Hydrocracker
to Le Havre
V
P
S
LPG
Nafta
Jet
Diesel
to Antwerp
Flexicoker
Gas
Cokes
Flexicokers
All build 1980 - 1990, investment > 1 billion $$
Rotterdam
Baytown
Martinez
TOA
Amuay
NL
USA-Tx
USA-Ca
Japan
Venezuela
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil
Shell
State-owned
State-owned
600 ton fluidized bed of 50 - 300 micron coke particles at 510 - 530C
7 meters diameter, 70 meters high
fluidization by steam and product vapors
Product yields
Gas and LPG
Naphtha and gasoils
Coke
10 - 15 %
55 - 65 %
25 - 30 %
Heat input via coke transport from heater, 2000 ton/hr, dT= 100 C
CO
CO + H2
2 CO
exo
endo
endo
Coke circulation for heat transfer and prevents too small coke particles
Hot spots
Rx-Hx 3x
Hx-Gx 2x
Hx-Qx 1x
Run
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Ton/hr
202
229
254
258
262
265
269
Days on oil
591
608
570
684
1048
1063
1195
1988-2003 debottlenecks
1.5
4
3.5
3.5
2.5
15
FLEXICOKING
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