ULTRA-FRAC® Trays - Project Report - Koch-Glitsch - #1

Custom en Rel"nery Location: Europe Tower Name: Debutanl^er

ultra-fraC high capacity trays also provided additional capacity to further increase the feed rate to the debutanizer. The debut^er is no longer the constraint In maximizing charge to the FCC unit.

On-Line: May,

Ttuwfir Diameter:

9'-6" x 12'

12_rS96 mm x 3,65B mm)

Mass Tiansfer Equipment: 43ULTRA-FRAC -rays

Problem: A major European refinery had pushed the hydraulic innit of their existing sieve trays in tfie FCCU debutanizer, resulting in a high RVP Gasoline product,

Soiutlon: Koch-GHtsch, Inc, recommended replacing the existing sieve trays with 4& ULTRA-FRAC trays and two distribution trays to provide the capability to Increase the internal liquid and vapor traffic In the column-Results: The ULTRA-FRAC technology avoided the alternative of replacing the column with a larger vessel which would have cost several milllofl dollars. The RVP of the gasoline was significantly lowered, which opened new nighty profitable markets to the refiner.

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