Reforming Furnace Reliability: Engineered Refractory Solutions

摘要

The reliable operation of reforming furnaces has a direct and critical impact on thernprofitability of many ammonia plants. While it can be shown that no refractory lining system can bernexpected to be maintenance free, decisions made during the initial design of the furnace, the selectionrnof the material, and the selection of the installer are critical. We present the straightforwardrnprinciples of The Three Keys to Reliability that can be used to focus attention on achieving anrnoptimum long-term refractory strategy.