Conceptual Process Designs: Lurgi-Ruhrgas and Superior Circular Grate

摘要

Based on preliminary data on retort yields and previous conceptual designs, a Design Basis has been prepared, and an upgrading scheme developed against which all five retorting processes can be evaluated. Licensors for retorting technologies (American Lurgi Corporation for the Lurgi retort, Davy-McKee for the Superior Circular Grate retort, and Union Oil Company for the Union B retort); hydrotreaters (Gulf Oil and Chevron); wastewater treatment units (Chevron); and sulfur plants (Parsons) have been contacted for data related to their processes. Preliminary balances for the Lurgi and Superior processes have been developed and will be compared against the vendor information when received. A preliminary design basis is presented. This presents design assumptions and conditions to be used in developing the process designs, heat and material balances, and process flow diagrams for all cases. The shale oil upgrading scheme selected to be used in all evaluations consists of delayed coking the 850 exp 0 F plus fraction from the shale oil, and hydrotreating all virgin and coker naphthas and gas oils in separate hydrotreaters. This scheme was selected because it is simple and each of the units has proven to be reliable in refining conventional crude oils. Also, this upgrading scheme is not expected to penalize any specific retort system. The material and utility balances, along with process flow diagrams for Case I, the Lurgi-Ruhrgas process are given. In this case, 46,500 bpsd of 29.4 exp 0 API upgraded shale oil are produced. The Superior Circular Grate material and utility balances and process flow diagrams are also given. The liquid product from this case is 40,500 bpsd of 27.4 exp 0 API upgraded shale oil. (ERA citation 09:030269)