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Planttroubleshootingandsolutionsforenergy-intensiveindustriesUsingasuiteofprocesssimulationtoolstoidentifythesourceofplantperformanceproblemsandtoprovidecost-effectivesolutionstothoseproblems.
HRL providestroubleshootingservicesandsolutionstopowergenerators,miners,mineralprocessors,andmanufacturingindustries,includingcementandpaper,acrossAustraliaandaroundtheworld.
Inadditiontosupportingplantoperators,HRLassistsOriginalEquipmentManufacturers(OEMs),engineering,serviceandcontractingcompanies,insuranceandlegalfirms,researchorganisationsaswellasgovernmentagencies.
Industriesoperateinanextremelycompetitiveandchallengingenvironmentthatplacesconsiderablepressureonmaximisingplantperformance.Plantoperatorsfacegrowingpressurestolimitemissions,fuel-useandmaintenancecosts,whileimprovingthereliabilityoftheirplant.
Issuessuchasoverheatingorerosioncandisruptplantoperationleadingtoinefficiencyandpossibleplantdowntime.HRLunderstandstheneedtopinpointandrectifyplantperformanceissuesswiftlyandwithminimumtotalcost.
HRLoffersprocesssimulationandmodellingtoolsthatallow:
• testingofalternativemodificationoptions• quantifyingofperformanceimprovements• accurateup-frontcost-benefitanalysis.Modellingcanbeundertakenbeforeaplantoperatormakesanycommitmenttoplantmodification.
Challenges
Performanceproblemsthatplantoperatorscanfaceinclude:• lowefficiency• hightemperaturesoroverheating• fouling• fuelburnoutincludingcharandCO(carbonmonoxide)
carryover• poorflowdistribution• erosion• productqualityissues• NOx(nitrogenoxides)andSOx(sulphuroxides)
production..
HRLprovidestroubleshootingservicesandsolutionstoenergy-intensiveindustries
HRL utilisesprocesssimulationandmodellingtools
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Performanceproblemscanarisefromday-to-dayoperationandfromoperator-introducedchangessuchas:• introducinganalternativefuelsupply• operatingatalowerload/throughput/productionrate• changingcontrolsettingssuchasburneroperating
settings• retrofittingplant.
Analysisofboilercombustion
Challengesoperatorsfaceinmaximisingplantperformanceandincreasingefficiencyinclude:• identifyingoptionsforimprovingplantperformance• predictingandquantifyingtheimpactanoptionwillhave
onplantprocesses• determiningthemostcost-effectiveoptions• re-evaluatingcost-prohibitiveefficiencyprojectsinlight
ofthecarbontaxandtheEnergyEfficiencyOpportunities(EEO)program
• evaluatinglong-termabatementactionsforcontinuingoperationsinalower-emissionseconomy
• identifyingandapplyingforgovernmentassistancepackageswhereappropriate
Simulationofmillprocesses
Solutions
Addressingplantperformanceproblemsorimprovingperformancerequiresanunderstandingofwhatishappeninginsideaplant.HRL'sexpertprocess-modellingserviceprovidesanon-intrusivemethodto‘lookinside’aplantandtoassessprocessflows.HRL'sservicesoffercost-effectiveandlow-riskalternativesfordeterminingtherootcauseofaproblemandfordevelopingfeasiblesolutions,thoseservicesinclude:
ANSYSFluentFluentispowerfulcomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)modellingsoftwarethatcanproducethree-dimensionalmodelsofanyflowsystem–excellentfortroubleshootingsystemswithtwo-phaseflowandchemicalreactions.
AspenPlusAspenPlusisprocess-simulationsoftwarewidely-usedinconceptualdesign,optimisationandperformancemonitoringtoassistinimprovingperformanceormaximisingefficiency.
ThermoflowTheThermoflowsuiteofprograms–STEAMPRO,STEAMMASTER,GTPRO,GTMASTERandTHERMOFLEX–isusedinanalysing,designingandcostingconventionalsteam-cycleandgas-turbinecombined-cycleplant–toaddressdesignandperformanceissuesincludingairflows,alternativefuelsandcontrolmodifications.
Benefits
ThebenefitsclientsenjoybydrawingonHRL'sextensiveexperienceinprocesssimulationinclude:• accurateandquickidentificationoftherootcausesof
plantperformanceproblems• assistanceinunderstandingcurrentplantperformance
andlimitations• astrongtheoreticalunderstandingofprocessissues
backedbyyearsofpracticalexperienceandexpertise• drawingonhighlyskilledtechnologiststoproduceresults
andrecommendationsthatcanwithstandscrutiny• modellingofalternativemodificationoptionsto
determinethecost-benefitequationbeforecommittingtoplantmodification
• resultsthatcanbecoupledwithEnergyEfficiencyOpportunities(EEO)programsandgreenhousecreditsassessments
• assistanceinimplementingplantmodifications.
Advancedboilerdesign
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CaseStudy1
Determiningthecauseofcrackinginaonce-throughsteamgenerator
AnLNGplantexperiencedpropagatedcrackingintheheaderofaonce-throughsteamgenerator.HRLexpertsproposedusingthermodynamicsoftware–ThermoflowandAspen–toprovidenon-invasiveandlow-riskanalysistoidentifytherootcause.
Thecrackingwasaresultofparticularoperatingconditions,unstablewater-flowpatterns,andmal-distributionofflue-gasflowovertheinternaltubes.
HRLprovideddesignandoperationalrecommendationstopreventfuturecracking–helpingtoensuretheLNGplantcouldavoidunexpectedoutagesandsafetyissuesduetocompromisedoperationofthesteamgenerator.
CaseStudy2
Foulingandtoxicgasmitigationinawaste-combustionfurnace
Afterinstallinganewfluidised-bedboilerawasteandrecyclingplantexperiencedoccasionaltoxicgasexcursionsandfouling.
HRLpersonnelusedcomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)modellingtosimulatecombustion,heattransfer,andflowwithinthefurnace.Themodellinghelpedtodeterminetheeffectofdifferentfurnaceconfigurationsongastemperaturesandfuelburnout.Next,Thermoflowsoftwarewasusedtoinvestigatetheimpactofthesechangesonoverallcycleperformance.
HRLproposedamodificationtoimprovefurnace-heattransferandreducewalltemperatures,effectivelyeliminatinganyfouling.TheThermoflowmodellingindicatedthatthemodificationwouldhaveminimalimpactonoverallcycleperformance.
CaseStudy3
Modellingwaste-heatrecovery
Amineralsprocessor,usingwasteheatfromakilntoproduceelectricity,wasexperiencingseveralissues.Incompletecombustioninanafterburnerresultedinavisibleplumeexitingthestack.HRL expertsproposedcreatingacomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)modeloftheafterburnertoassessperformanceofmodificationsproposedtoimprovecombustion.
Resultsfromthemodellingidentifiedafeasiblemodificationthatcouldincreasecoalandcharresidencetimestoavoidthevisibleplume.
Themineralsprocessoralsohadcrackingissuesintheboilerupstreamoftheafterburner.
HRL'sexperiencedstaffworkedtogetherwiththeirclienttocreateaThermoflowmodelofthewaste-heatrecoveryplanttobetterunderstandflue-gastemperaturesandflows,foulingandtheeffectofairingress.Then,theexpertsusedAspensoftwaretomodelwaterandsteamcirculationintheboilertubes.
Themodellingindicatedthelikelycauseofthecrackingwasheattransferonanunprotectedsurfaceofthedrum.Thermalinsulationisnowused.
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