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Lessons learned in Delayed Coking units
by the use of nuclear level technology.
David Williams Senior Applications EngineerVEGA [email protected]
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Coke Drum Level Measurement
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− Considerable difference between Neutron Back Scatter (NBS) and continuous
NBS is point level
− Measures difference in densities of hydrogen content
− High foam height and low hydrogen density will give the same output
as a low foam height and high hydrogen density.
Continuous measures anything that get between the source and detector
Differences
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NBS tracks the increase of the density of hydrogen presentCould be significant difference in readings between the NBS continuous level reading
‒ Due to the thickness of the foam layer which could be many feet thick at times and thin at other times
‒ Foam layers varies with many factors, such as
‒ Type of crude
‒ Fill rate (Charge rate, cycle time)
‒ Operational procedures
‒ Operating Temperature and Pressure
‒ Recirculation Ratio
‒ How anti-foam is injected and how long
Differences
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�Continuous level tracks top of foam layer
�NBS tracks level at some point where foam density increases
�Continuous Level vs. NBS
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�Continuous Level vs. NBS
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Levels showing “Foam Dome”
�Fill with foam (dome surface) �Fill with water (flat surface)
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�COKE DRUM CYCLE USING GAMMA TRANSMISSION SENSORS
�Typical Coke Drum Cycle
�This graph shows a foam up after the switch and how the NBS responds vs how the continuous level responds. Switching of the drum occurs at Point 1. The NBSs (Purple, Red and Brown) starts a downward trend since the foam is increasing in height and not in hydrogen density. The same amount of hydrogen being spread over a larger area will decrease the overall hydrogen density in front of the NBSs.
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Catching a Foamover
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NBS output compared to Gamma Density
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�COKE DRUM CYCLE USING GAMMA TRANSMISSION SENSORS
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Vapor Density
�Vapor Density during the coking stays relatively constant except towards the end of the cycle when the level is at its highest. This is where it starts to measure how much particulate matter is being carried over. Gases velocities are high enough to entrain matter with them and overcome gravity. Switch out of the drum happens at Point 1.
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Repeatability from Cycle to Cycle
�DRUM 2
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Repeatability from Cycle to Cycle
�DRUM 1
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Buildup in vapor space
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Buildup in vapor space
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Level increase from Tangent to Tangent (not linear)
�All level gauges are 22’ long (all equal lengths)
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Level increase from Tangent to Tangent (not linear)
�3 hrs �4 hrs
�All level gauges are 22’ long (all equal lengths)
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Level increase from Tangent to Tangent (not linear)
�3 hrs �4 hrs
�All level gauges are 22’ long (all equal lengths)
�12 hrs
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Caustic Overtreatment - Before
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Caustic Overtreatment - During
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Caustic Overtreatment - After
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Gauge Arrangement
� Drum1 Drum 2 Drum 3 Drum 4
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Drum 1
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Drum 2
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Drum 3
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Drum 4
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Vapor Flow
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We have learned many things about the internal dynamics of fluid levels inside coke drums by the use of nuclear level and density technology.
Some things appear to be a “gauge issue” when in fact it is the process itself.
Conclusion
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