AM-15-62 SmartPM for Effective Management of Crude Oil Refinery Preheat Trains and Other Networks Subject to Fouling

Description:

Fouling of crude and product streams in oil refineries is an inescapable problem that causes very significant financial, environmental and safety problems. For example, refinery pre-heat train (PHT) networks nearly always suffer from fouling, resulting in reduced throughput, increased energy consumption and more frequent shutdowns. The financial, environmental and safety impacts of fouling on processing 73 million barrels of crude oil per day worldwide is enormous. It is estimated that crude fouling in PHTs costs 0.25% BOE of all refined crude, or 66 million barrels per year.