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WO2014070189A1 - Systèmes pour améliorer le rapport coût-efficacité de systèmes de cokéfaction - Google Patents

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WO2014070189A1
WO2014070189A1 PCT/US2012/063093 US2012063093W WO2014070189A1 WO 2014070189 A1 WO2014070189 A1 WO 2014070189A1 US 2012063093 W US2012063093 W US 2012063093W WO 2014070189 A1 WO2014070189 A1 WO 2014070189A1
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Leslie P. Antalffy
Kenneth D. Kirkpatrick
George Miller
Barry MILLET
Charles Maitland
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10B—DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • C10B41/00—Safety devices, e.g. signalling or controlling devices for use in the discharge of coke
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10B—DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • C10B1/00—Retorts
    • C10B1/02—Stationary retorts
    • C10B1/04—Vertical retorts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10B—DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • C10B55/00—Coking mineral oils, bitumen, tar, and the like or mixtures thereof with solid carbonaceous material

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  • the field of the invention is multiple drum coking systems.
  • Delayed coking is a well known thermal cracking process used in various refineries that converts a residual feed into solid carbonaceous material (e.g., petroleum coke).
  • solid carbonaceous material e.g., petroleum coke.
  • the use of multiple drums in coking systems allows the coke drums to operate continuously.
  • Coking systems can sometimes be modified by adding a coke drum, replacing a coke drum, or shortening or expanding cycle times (e.g., step cycle (e.g., warm up time, drain time, etc.), drum cycle, system cycle, etc.).
  • step cycle e.g., warm up time, drain time, etc.
  • drum cycle system cycle, etc.
  • a "step cycle” or “step cycle time” is the amount of time it takes one drum to complete a step (e.g., warm up, stripping, filling, etc.) in the delayed coking process.
  • a “drum cycle time” or “drum cycle” is the amount of time it takes a single drum to complete all steps in the delayed coking process, from warming up to decoking.
  • a “system cycle” or “system cycle time” is the amount of time it takes for all drums in the delayed coking process to complete a drum cycle. Each of the cycled can be altered (e.g., shortened or expanded).
  • the inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods in which an existing coking system can be improved by estimating an altered life span of an existing drum, and analyzing an effect of modifying the coking system (e.g., adding a drum, modifying an operating parameter, etc.) on the altered life span.
  • Such systems and methods can have many salutary effects, including for example helping to assure that loss of one coke drum (e.g., for repairs, replacement, or even maintenance) will not affect the productivity of remaining coke drums of a system, reducing the likelihood of avoidable repairs and replacement, or increasing the cost effectiveness of coking systems.
  • a "design life span” is an amount of time a drum can operate without repair or replacement under standard operating conditions.
  • An “altered life span” is a life span of a drum as altered from a design life span due to one or more causes. For example, a drum designed to last 20 years under standard operating conditions and parameters without repair or replacement has a design life of 20 years. Where a cycle time (e.g., a step cycle time, a drum cycle time, or a system cycle time) is reduced, the drum would have an altered life span of less than 20 years (e.g., 10 years) absent additional changes. Where a more gradual quench rate is implemented, an altered life span would be greater than 20 years (e.g., 25 years) absent additional changes.
  • a cycle time e.g., a step cycle time, a drum cycle time, or a system cycle time
  • altered life spans can be shorter or longer than a design life span.
  • the cause of deviation from the design life span could be a damage or an improvement caused by a shortened life cycle, operation under damaging conditions, operation under improved conditions (i.e., better than standard operating conditions), an accident, a quench rate, a warm-up rate, or any other deviation from standard operating conditions.
  • a standard operating condition or parameter is used very broadly and could include, for example, a predetermined temperature or range thereof, a predetermined operating parameter (e.g., a step cycle time, etc.), a grade or type of feed used, a grade or type of coke produced, or any other predetermined condition or parameter that forms a basis for determining a design life span.
  • a predetermined operating parameter e.g., a step cycle time, etc.
  • a grade or type of feed used e.g., a grade or type of coke produced, or any other predetermined condition or parameter that forms a basis for determining a design life span.
  • a coking system transmits coke drum data to an analysis engine that analyzes an effect of adding a coke drum to the existing system.
  • the engine can then transmit a recommendation, question, or other result to a user device.
  • Coke drum data can comprise raw data received by a device of the existing coking system, an estimated altered life span of a drum based at least in part on the raw data, or an estimated time to failure of a drum based at least in part on the raw data.
  • Raw data can comprise any data related to a coke drum received by a sensor. This includes for example, damage (e.g., bulging, cracking, thinning, problematic temperature gradient), a temperature, a pressure, a stress, or any other data related to a coke drum.
  • An estimation of an altered life span or time to failure can be made at any time during a drum life cycle (e.g., prior to operation of the drum, during standard operations, after a detection of a damage, after a change in step cycle time or procedure, etc.), and can be estimated by a sensor, a module communicatively coupled with the sensor, an operator, or an analysis engine.
  • the estimation of an altered life span can be determined, extracted, or otherwise obtained by a person or a computer program (e.g., an analysis engine, etc.).
  • an analysis engine can receive raw coke drum data and analyze, calculate, or estimate an altered life span locally, or receive raw coke drum data and transmit it to an exterior module that calculates and returns an estimation or analysis.
  • the existing coking system can analyze, calculate, or estimate the altered life span locally (e.g., via a module coupled with a sensor of a coke drum) and transmit an estimation to the analysis engine.
  • This estimation could be used in analyzing a potential effect(s) of adding an additional coke drum to the coking system, changing an operating condition or parameter, or making any other change to the existing system.
  • the analysis preferably concerns the effect of such change on a life span of at least one drum.
  • information e.g., temperature reading, stress, strain, etc.
  • a short period of time e.g. 1, 2, or even 3 or more weeks
  • an estimation of an altered life span can be determined, extracted, or otherwise obtained, and operating procedures can be formulated to maximize the life of one or more coke drums in a system based at least in part on the gathered information or estimation.
  • information can be gathered on an ongoing or periodic basis (e.g., for months, years, etc.), estimation of an altered life span can be determined, extracted, or otherwise obtained, and operating procedures can be formulated or modified based at least in part on the estimation or information gathered.
  • a recommendation or question related to the coking system can be provided.
  • recommendations include for example, a modification to an operating parameter, or an addition of a coke drum.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic of an existing coking system.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic of an embodiment of a system of the inventive subject matter. Detailed Description
  • inventive subject matter provides many example embodiments of the inventive subject matter. Although each embodiment represents a single combination of inventive elements, the inventive subject matter is considered to include all possible combinations of the disclosed elements. Thus if one embodiment comprises elements A, B, and C, and a second embodiment comprises elements B and D, then the inventive subject matter is also considered to include other remaining combinations of A, B, C, or D, even if not explicitly disclosed.
  • any language directed to a computer should be read to include any suitable combination of computing devices, including servers, interfaces, systems, databases, agents, peers, engines, controllers, or other types of computing devices operating individually or collectively.
  • the computing devices comprise a processor configured to execute software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable storage medium (e.g., hard drive, solid state drive, RAM, flash, ROM, etc.).
  • the software instructions preferably configure the computing device to provide the roles, responsibilities, or other functionality as discussed below with respect to the disclosed apparatus.
  • the various servers, systems, databases, or interfaces exchange data using standardized protocols or algorithms, possibly based on HTTP, HTTPS, AES, public-private key exchanges, web service APIs, known financial transaction protocols, or other electronic information exchanging methods.
  • Data exchanges preferably are conducted over a packet-switched network, the Internet, LAN, WAN, VPN, or other type of packet switched network.
  • FIG. 1 shows a coking system having a coke drum with an altered life span that could be increased by the addition of a drum.
  • existing coking system 100 comprises a first, second and third coke drum (101, 102 and 103, respectively).
  • the drums are configured such that first drum 101 receives a vapor of second drum 102 or third drum 103, second drum 102 receives a vapor of first drum 101 or third drum 103, and third drum 103 receives a vapor of first drum 101 or second drum 102.
  • An "existing coking system” can refer to any of (1) a fully operational coking systems, (2) a coking systems where necessary piping, valves and coke drums are coupled to one another but not yet operations, (3) a planned coking systems that have not been assembled, or (4) a coking system where some components (e.g., drums) are in operation, and some are not.
  • each drum requires a vapor (e.g., a vapor stream, etc.) of at least one different drum in order to warm up to a threshold temperature so that it can properly be filled with a feed stream.
  • a vapor e.g., a vapor stream, etc.
  • Second drum 102 and third drum 103 each have a design life of five years and have been operating under standard operating conditions for three years. As such, each drum has two years remaining if operated under standard conditions. First drum 101, recently installed, has a five year design life with all five years remaining if operated under standard conditions. However, due to first drum 101's reliance on a vapor from at least one of the second drum 102 and third drum 103, first drum 101 has an altered life span of two years.
  • drum 121 could increase an altered life span of at least first drum 101 to five years (if drum 101 is configured to receive a vapor of 121), assuming no other changes to operating conditions or parameters are made.
  • first drum 101, second drum 102, and third drum 103 could each be operated with an on-line filling cycle time of 6 hours, and an off-line decoking time of 12 hours.
  • first drum 101 is off-line (e.g., being decoked)
  • the two remaining drums can be filled.
  • the two remaining drums will be filled and the first drum can begin a new drum cycle.
  • Adding drum 121 to this system could require that the existing step cycles (e.g., shortened quench cycle) of a drum (e.g., first drum 101) are shortened so that each drum operates continuously.
  • the shortened cycle could strain or otherwise damage first drum 101, and thereby reduce an estimated altered life span.
  • the life span of a drum can be altered many times during the drum's life. Each change to a coking system's operating condition or parameter can potentially alter the life span of a drum significantly. This altering can be a doubling, tripling, quintupling, halving, or any other suitable altering in life span.
  • FIG. 2 shows a system 100 comprises a coking system 101 communicatively coupled to an analysis engine 120 and user device 130. It is contemplated that each device, engine, or components described herein can be communicatively coupled to one, some or all of the other devices, engines, or components described herein. Moreover, a system (e.g., a coking system) can be coupled to a device(s), engine(s), or combination thereof to create a larger system. This coupling can be temporary, periodic, or continuous, and can be achieved via any suitable wired or wireless means, including for example, BluetoothTM, 802.11, sound, ZigbeeTM, wireless USB, near field communication, radio frequency identification technology, or cables.
  • BluetoothTM BluetoothTM
  • 802.11 sound
  • ZigbeeTM wireless USB
  • near field communication radio frequency identification technology
  • Coking system 101 comprises first drum 110 coupled to a sensor 112 and altered life span estimation module 113, second drum 111 having a sensor 114 and module 115, and an operator 116.
  • sensors 112 and 114 can either compose, or be coupled to coke drums 110 and 111 on a temporary basis (e.g., removable, etc.).
  • a sensor could be coupled with a coke drum and configured to obtain coke drum data (e.g., temperature, stress, strain, etc.) for a temporary period of time.
  • a sensor could be attached to a coke drum and configured to obtain information periodically or continuously for longer periods of times.
  • Sensors 112 and 114 are configured to receive raw data related to at least one of the coke drums of system 101.
  • This raw data can be directly sent from a sensor to analysis engine 120, or be used by an altered life span estimation module (113 or 115), or operator 116.
  • An altered life span estimation module can comprise software that uses the raw coke drum data to estimate a change in life span relative to a design life span. This can be achieved using a database of standard operating parameters, modified operating parameters, and corresponding altered life spans. Alternatively or additionally, operator 116 can use the raw coke drum data to estimate a change in life span using any suitable method.
  • Coke drum data 140 comprising raw coke drum data or altered life span data is sent to analysis engine 120, which comprises coke drum data receiving module 121, altered life span analysis module 122, and result generating module 123. If raw coke drum data is received by module 121, analysis engine 120 can calculate or otherwise receive an estimated altered life span via software that uses the raw coke drum data to estimate a change in life span relative to a design life span.
  • An estimated life span of a coke drum can be significantly altered by the addition of a coke drum to a system. This altering can be beneficial or detrimental to a coke drum or system.
  • the factors that can contribute to altering a life span include, but are not limited to, a damage (e.g., a bulge, a crack, a thinning in a drum wall, a problematic temperature gradient of a portion of a drum wall, etc.), a change in operating parameter, a change in operating conditions, and an altered life span of another coke drum within the system. Any and all available devices for and methods of detecting or measuring a damage is contemplated.
  • Inherent in a step of "estimating an altered life span” can be estimating a time to failure. Since an altered life span is relative to a known or estimated design life span, the time to failure can also be estimated. For example, where a drum having a design life span is 10 years and an altered life span is 25 years has been in operation for 2 years, the time to failure would be 23 years.
  • Coke drum data receiving module 121 can send coke drum data to altered life span analysis module 122.
  • Altered life span analysis module 122 can be located locally in analysis engine 120, or distal to and communicatively coupled with analysis engine 120. Module 122 can be configured to analyze or estimate an effect on an already altered life span based on an addition of a coke drum, a change in operating parameter, or any other change to an existing coking system 101.
  • altered life span analyzing module 122 can calculate or estimate an effect of adding a coke drum or modifying an operating parameter using a database storing, among other things, drum data, design life span data, safety data, use data, data related to a type of feed used, an operating parameter (e.g., cycle time reduction), or life span data corresponding to a change in an operating parameter or condition.
  • Result generation module 123 can use the analysis provided by altered life span analysis module 122 to generate a result item, such as a recommendation or a question.
  • result items include a recommendation to add a coke drum in 6 months, a question asking the user which coke drums are directly coupled with one another, a recommendation to alter a processing parameter to reduce a problematic temperature gradient in a skirt attachment, pressure boundary or supporting element during a quenching step, a recommendation to repair a damage, or a recommendation that a quench rate or cycle be reduced.
  • analysis engine 120 transmits the result item data to first user device 130.
  • Contemplated user devices include computers, tablets, speakers, cellular phones, smart phones, or any other suitable device configured to provide an interface to a user.
  • a user can input text, image, or sound data (e.g., an answer) to a user device communicatively coupled to an analysis engine.
  • This input data can be used by the analysis engine to receive a result item, which can then be transmitted to a user device.
  • the term "receive” is used very broadly to include for example, obtaining data from another source, or extracting or calculating the data locally.
  • a computer can be configured to produce a physically perceivable rendering of the addition, a schedule for procuring components of the additional coke drum, or a schedule for producing equipment that can be used to install the additional coke drum.
  • the coke drum(s) can be installed in accordance with various coupling plans.
  • the additional coke drum could be coupled to one, two, or even five or more drums, valves, or piping sub-systems.
  • Coupled to is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms “coupled to” and “coupled with” are used synonymously.

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L'invention concerne des systèmes pour analyser l'avantage ou le désavantage (1) d'un changement de condition ou de paramètre fonctionnel, ou (2) l'ajout d'un tambour à coke à un système de cokéfaction existant. Les systèmes précités peuvent augmenter le rapport coût-efficacité dans des systèmes de cokéfaction par utilisation de données d'analyse de qualité.
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