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Level measurement in delayed coking units

Level measurement in delayed coking units

Level measurement in delayed coking units

Product catalog summary
Coke Drum Level Measurement
  • Advantages: Ensures safe and reliable operation, increases throughput, improves drum capacity utilization, and optimizes anti-foam agent use.
  • Features: Utilizes non-contacting, non-intrusive level measurement with 8 m long TowerSENS detectors, offering high sensitivity and stability. Includes SIL certification and gas property compensation for continuous level measurement.
Fractionator Level Measurement
  • Advantages: Provides efficient control of coker feed, enhances process safety, prevents flooding, and maintains minimum liquid head for the charge pump.
  • Features: Similar to coke drum measurement, it is non-contacting and unaffected by internal process conditions, with high sensitivity and stability.
Measuring Levels in Delayed Coking Units

The delayed coker operates as a semi-continuous batch process, switching feed between drums. The process involves pre-heating feed, thermal cracking, and managing foam layers. Reliable foam front measurement is crucial to prevent costly foam overs and ensure efficient drum filling.

Berthold's radiometric level technology is ideal for coke drum monitoring due to its non-intrusive nature and automatic stabilization technology, which ensures stable measurements without recalibration. This technology is also applied to fractionators, unaffected by surface turbulences or product density variations.

About Berthold Technologies

Berthold Technologies specializes in radiometric process measurements, offering high-quality, reliable solutions across various industries. With a global network, they provide expert assistance and tailored solutions for complex measurement tasks.

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LEVEL MEASUREMENT IN DELAYED COKING UNITS Reliable level control and improved utilization of drum capacity

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MEASURING THE LEVEL IN DELAYED COKING UNITS The delayed coker is the only semi-continuous batch process in the refinery, which means that the feed is continuously switched between two drums in a time-based cycle. The fresh feed, usually from the vacuum tower bottoms, is fed to the bottom of the coker fractionation tower to help pre-heat the feed and mixed with the bottom hydrocarbons. This mixture is then passed to the heater to apply the energy required to thermally crack the large hydrocarbon chains. After that the heated resid is pumped to large drums to allow for the cracking and expansion...

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Berthold Technologies stands for excellent know-how, high quality and reliability. The customer is always the focus of our solution. We know our business! Using our varied product portfolio, our enormous specialized knowledge and extensive experience, we develop suitable solutions together with our customers for new, individual measurement tasks in a wide variety of industries and applications. Berthold Technologies is specialised in radiometric process measurements for 70 years. This is our core competence with state-of-the-art and cutting edge products and solutions covering a vast range of...

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