CRUDE UNIT PERFORMANCE-BASED MONITORING FOR CORROSION AND FOULING CONTROL

摘要

Ultimately the price of crude oil dictates the profitability of refining operations. Heavy, high-sulfur etudes or a dynamic range of variable quality blends provide excellent cost opportunity, but can put the plant at risk of early equipment failures and unplanned maintenance outages caused by unanticipated corrosion and fouling attack. By using performance-based monitoring strategies at the crude unit for corrosion and fouling, a refinery can be in a better position to maximize the cost/profitability ratio offered by these opportunity crudes.