improve fired heaters reliability with inclined firing system linkedin
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FIS patented technology reduces the tube metal temperatures and improves reliability of fired heaters.TRANSCRIPT
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Improving Fired Heaters Reliability using Inclined
Firing Technology
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High tube metal temperatures
Localized flame impingement
Fired heaters have burners that are fired vertically upright, sideways or
downwards
FIS patented technology reorients the burners at a slight angle away
from the tubes
Hottest part of the flames and flue gases are moved away from the
tubes
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Furnace
Improvements
ServicesBenefits of Inclined Firing System
Significant reduction in tube metal temperatures
Low coking rates
Higher tube life and run lengths
Increased capacity possible in most heaters
Uniform firing achieved across the tubes
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4'
BCD
12'-9"
TCD
12'-9"
INLET
OUTLET
4'
4'-4
2'-7"
4'
BCD
6'
5'
2'-7"
12'-9"
TCD
12'-9"
INLET
OUTLET
4'
Burners areinclined at5-10 deg.
Inclined Firing
System
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INTERHEATER -2 INTERHEATER -1 CHARGE HEATER
35'-6" 35'-6"
5' 5'
6'
5' 5'
4'-6"
5' 5'
4'-6"
5-10deg.
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Furnace
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ServicesInclined Firing System
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Height in
Elevation
BCD
0-0 8-0
5-0 7-1.5
10-0 6-3
15-0 5-4.5
20-0 4-6
25-0 3-7.5
8 burner systemTCD of 20-8
2'-7"
21'-9 1/2" I/S INS.
20'-8"TCD
8'-0"B.C.D.
7'-1 1/2"
B.C.D.
6'-3"
5'-4 1/2"
4'-6"
3'-7 1/2"
57
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0" W
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61
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1/2
"
45
'-8
5/8
"
5'-
0" 1
0'-
0" 15
'-0
" 20
'-0
" 25
'-0
"
10'-5"
I/S INS.
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Furnace
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ServicesCase Studies
Case studies to be presented include:
Hot Oil Heater
Reformer Heater
Charge Heater, Vertical Cylindrical
Coker Heater
Crude Heater, Cabin Type
Crude Heater-Vertical Cylindrical
CFD Modeling carried out to demonstrate the benefits of Inclined
Firing System
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Furnace
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ServicesCFD Modeling
Start
CAD Geometry
CAD Geometry &
Meshing
Boundary
Conditions
Solver
Converged
Solution
Post Processor
Analysis
End
Diverge
Optimization
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Uses numerical methods and algorithms to study
fluid flow
Flow patterns in fired heaters, burners, fireboxes
3D models of fired equipment are created
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Hot oil heater being built with 6 inclined burners ,commissioned in July 2014.
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Hot Oil Heater
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Furnace
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ServicesFlue Gas Velocity Contours
Y-Plane
[ft/s]
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ServicesFlue Gas Vector Plot
Long recirculation is observed.
Y-Plane
[ft/s]
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Contours (CO >2000 ppm)Colored by Temperature (o F)
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Flame shapes are separate from each other.
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Contours (CO >2000 ppm)Colored by height (ft)
[ft]
[ft]
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Tube Metal Temperature Contours Wall Tubes
Tube Metal Temperatures Flue Gas Temperatures near Tubes
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Furnace
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ServicesWall Tubes Heat Flux Contours
Average Heat Flux on the Tubes:
10,482 Btu/hrft2
[Btu/hrft2]
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20'-0 7/8" (SHELL WIDTH)
24.0000
8 0.7500
113.0000 113.0000
4.0000 4.0000
24.0000
8 0.7500
EXISTING
4'-0"
2'-8 1/2"2'-8 1/2"
7.0000
5'-5" 5'-5"
20'-0 7/8" (SHELL WIDTH)
24.0000
8 0.7500
113.0000 113.0000
4.0000 4.0000
24.0000
8 0.7500
PROPOSED
4'-0"2'-8 1/2"
2'-8 1/2"
7.0000
5'-5" 5'-5"
3.5o
3.5o
7.0000
C B
UR
NE
RL C B
UR
NE
RL C
BU
RN
ER
L
PROPOSED INCLINED BURNER
EXISTING PROPOSED20'-0 7/8" (SHELL WIDTH)
24.0000
8 0.7500
113.0000 113.0000
4.0000 4.0000
24.0000
8 0.7500
EXISTING
4'-0"
2'-8 1/2"2'-8 1/2"
7.0000
5'-5" 5'-5"
20'-0 7/8" (SHELL WIDTH)
24.0000
8 0.7500
113.0000 113.0000
4.0000 4.0000
24.0000
8 0.7500
PROPOSED
4'-0"2'-8 1/2"
2'-8 1/2"
7.0000
5'-5" 5'-5"
3.5o
3.5o
7.0000
C B
UR
NE
RL C B
UR
NE
RL C
BU
RN
ER
L
PROPOSED INCLINED BURNER
Down Fired Steam Reformer
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Furnace
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ServicesVelocity Vectors on Center Plane
In the proposed case, velocity vectors clearly show improvement in the flue gas flow
pattern with no direct contact of high velocity vectors on radiant tubes.
Base Case Proposed Case
[ft/s]
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Furnace
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ServicesTemperature Contours on Center Plane
High flue gas temperature
going towards the tubes.
High flue gas temperature
going away from the tubes.
Base Case Proposed Case
In the proposed case, temperature contours clearly show the reduction in the flue gas
temperature around the radiant tubes.
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Charge Heater with 6 Burners
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Furnace
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ServicesFlue Gas Temperature Contours
Central Plane
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Temperature
near the
tube is high.
Flame angled
towards the center of
the furnace / away
from tubes.
Existing Case Proposed Modification
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Furnace
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ServicesFlue Gas Temperature Contours
Plane
Location
Existing Case Proposed Modification
Temperature
near the tube
is high.
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Furnace
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ServicesFluid Path Lines: from Fuel Inlet
Existing Case Proposed Modification
Outer
recirculation
pattern
[ft/s]
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Contours (CO >2000ppm)
[F]
Existing Case Proposed Modification
Colored by Temperature
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Contours (CO >2000ppm)
[ft]
Flame height is14 ft. Flame height is reduce to 9 ft.
Existing Case Proposed Modification
Colored by Height
[ft]
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Contours (5% O2)
[ft] Existing Case Proposed Modification
Flame
height
is16 ft.
Flame height is
reduce to 9.8 ft.
Colored by Height
[ft]
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Contours (3% O2)
[ft]
Flame height is 15.2 ft
at 3% O2.
Colored by Height
[ft]
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Furnace
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ServicesTube Metal Temperatures
[F]
Existing Case Proposed Modification
Hot spots due
to flame
impingement.
TMTs more
uniform.
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Furnace
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ServicesTube Heat Flux
High heat flux
distribution at
bottom of the
tubes
Existing Case Proposed Modification
[Btu/hrft2][Btu/hrft2]
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ServicesCoker Heater
High tube metal temperature issues
Fuel gas fired low NOx burners
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ServicesCoker Heater Geometry
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ProposedExisting
Burners are
inclined by
7.5 towards the walls.
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ServicesVelocity Vectors
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Expanded View[ft/s]
Plane at primary tip
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ServicesVelocity Vectors by Temperature
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Plane at primary tip
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ServicesTube Metal Temperature Contours
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ServicesRefractory Temperature Contours
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ServicesFlame Shapes (Iso-Surface of
CO 2000 ppm)
36Colored by Temperature [F]
B-4B-1 B-2 B-3
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ServicesFlow Profiles - Vertical Up Firingvs Inclined Firing
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Inclined Firing Vertical Up Firing
[ft/s]
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Flue Gas Temperature Profiles Vertical Up Firing vs Inclined Firing
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Inclined Firing Vertical Up Firing[F]
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Furnace
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ServicesFlame Profiles - Vertical Up Firing
vs Inclined Firing
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Inclined Firing Vertical Up Firing
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Furnace
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ServicesCrude Heater Horizontal Cabin
Cabin heater suffering from high tube metal
temperatures at arch
Originally 6 large burners-30 MMBtu/hr
each
Proposed 36 burners-5 MMBtu/hr each with
inclined firing mode
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Furnace
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ServicesFlames Colored by Height
CO 2000 PPM
Base Case Proposed Design[ft]
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Furnace
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ServicesVelocity Vectors - Z-1 Section
Base Case Proposed Design
Z-1Z-1
Z-2 Z-2
[ft/s]
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Furnace
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ServicesTemperature Contours at Z Sections
Base Case Proposed Design[F]
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Furnace
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ServicesRadiant Tube Temperature
Contours
Base Case Proposed Design
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Furnace
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ServicesCrude Heater- Vertical Cylindrical
Client facing flame impingement and high tube
metal temperatures in radiant
section
FIS recommended inclined burner firing system to eliminate
flame impingement
Carried out CFD modeling of the burners and radiant section
to demonstrate the benefit of the
inclined burner firing system
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Furnace
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ServicesExisting Burner Arrangement
EXISTING FLOOR & PLENUM ARRANGEMENT
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Furnace
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ServicesInclined Firing System Burner Arrangement
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Crude HeaterFloor Design
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Crude HeaterPlenum Chambers
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Furnace
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ServicesVelocity Vectors
Base Case vs Inclined Firing System
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0 ft
Height in
Feet
19 ft
36 ft
50 ft
[ft/sec]
Existing Case
with Vertically Fired
Burners
Proposed Case
with Inclined Firing
System
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Furnace
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ServicesTemperature ContoursBase vs Inclined Firing System
Base Case Inclined Firing System
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Furnace
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ServicesTemperature Contours at 10ftBase Case vs Inclined Firing System
Base Case Inclined Firing System
At 10 ft At 10 ft
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ServicesTemperature Contours at 15 ft -
Base Case vs Inclined Firing System
Base Case Inclined Firing System
1
At 15 ft At 15 ft
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ServicesCO Mass Fraction Contours at 10 ftBase Case vs Inclined Firing System
At 10 ft
Inclined Firing System
1
Base Case
At 10 ft
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[ppm]
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ServicesCO Mass Fraction Contours at 15 ft
Base Case vs Inclined Firing System
At 15 Ft
Inclined Firing System
1
Base Case
At 15 Ft.
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Iso Surface of CO MF 2000 PPM Colored by Temperatures
Base Case vs Inclined Firing System
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Iso Surface of CO Mass Fraction 2000 ppm Colored by Flame Height
Base Case Inclined Firing
System
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ServicesRadiant Wall Temperatures
Base Design Proposed Design
For h =100 Btu/ft2h and T= 800 F
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Furnace
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ServicesSummary
Client reported almost 250 F reduction in tube metal temperatures after the
revamp.
Inclined Firing is proven in solving high tube metal temperatures problems
CFD modeling demonstrated the ability of IFS to improve performance
FIS is ready to evaluate your heater to determine whether it is a suitable
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Furnace
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ServicesDHT Heater
Installation of 4 burners in inclined firing pattern
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DHT HeaterFloor Layout
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ServicesSEU Units
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F-4202 F-4201
1650 2350
(TYP.)
3
(TYP.)
5.5
C B
UR
NE
R
C B
UR
NE
R
3200 (P.C.D.) 3962 (P.C.D.)
762 1372
B.C.D. B.C.D.
FLOOR PLT. FLOOR PLT.
L
L
C B
UR
NE
R
C B
UR
NE
RL
L
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Furnace
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ServicesVertical Cylindrical Heaters
Two vertical cylindrical heaters working for almost 3 years with Inclined Firing System
Reduced fouling and hot spots
Provided 10% extra capacity
with Inclined Firing Technology
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Reboiler Heaters
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