FRI Fractionation Research, Inc' Partnership With Industry

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????????(FRI)Fractionation Research,
Inc.Partnership With Industry

• Research, The Key to Better Design
• www.fri.org
• rukovena_at_fri.org

By Mr. Frank Rukovena
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?? Presentation Contents

• FRI???Introduction to FRI(SM) Slide Nos
• ?????? Pilot Plant Picture 1
• ???? Presentation Contents 2
• ??FRI About FRI(sm) 3
• ?????Pictures Videos 9
• FRI ???? How FRI Operates 20
• ??Membership 25

• ???? Technical Information Slide
  Nos
• ????? Devices Tested 30
• ???? Device Test Categories 36
• ?????? Future Programs 38
• ??????Pilot Plant Improvements 41
• ????? Information Provided 42
• ?????? Design Rating Program 48
• ?????? Design Practices Handbook 53
• ??? Database 57
• ???? Educational Videos 63
• ?? Summary 64
• ?????? Pilot Plant Picture 67

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???? Fractionation Research, Inc.

• ?????? Non Profit Corporation
• ???1952? Founded in 1952
• ??????????? Members Control the Research
• 69????? Sixty Nine (69) Member Companies
• 18??? 18 Employees

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????? Mission

• ??????????????????? Conduct Impartial Research
  and Development On Commercial Scale Fractionation
  Devices
• ???????? Conduct Proprietary Equipment Testing
• ?????????? Distribute Test Results to Members by
• ???????? Prompt Distribution of the Raw Data
• ???? Analysis of Data
• ???? Design Correlations
• ????? Computer Programs

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??FRI????? Benefits of FRI Membership

• ????????? Capital and operating savings
• ?????? Design cost savings
• ?????FRI?? FRI Data Impartiality
• ????????????? Independent Evaluation of Competing
  Equipment
• ???????EC??????? Tools for evaluating vendor and
  EC designs
• ???????????? A forum for problem solving
• ????????? A marketplace for buyers and sellers

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FRI ?????????? Fills the Information R/D Need

• ???????-????? Research Testing on vapor-liquid
  fractionating devices
• ?? Trays
• ?? Packings
• ??? Distributors
• ?????????? Using commercial-scale equipment
• ?????? 8-12,000,000 (??????)Capital equipment
  8-12,000,000 (Est. replacement)
• ?????18???18 Employees dedicated to effort
• ????????2,000,000 Annual research budget over
  2,000,000

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?????? Distillation Columns

• ??? Low Pressure Column
• ?????12.1 bar Design Pressure 12.1
  bar(175psig)
• ?? 1.2 m (4 ft) ID By 8.4 m (28 ft)
• 2.4 m(8 ft) ID By 3.7 m (12 ft)
• ??? High Pressure Column
• ????? 36.2 bar Design Pressure 36.2
  bar(525psig)
• ?? 1.2 m (4 ft) ID By 8.4 m (28 ft)

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???? Distillation Systems

• ????? Most Common Systems
• p/o Xylene, 10 mmHg to 15 psia
• C6/C7, 4 to 50 psia
• IC4/NC4, 100 to 500 psia
• ????? Less Common Systems
• Methanol/Water
• Glycol/Water
• Others

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Fractionation Research, Inc.

• ?????,?? 8ft dia, ? ? 4ft diaLow Pressure Col.
  On Left - 8 ft dia Top, 4 ft dia Bottom,
  ?????,4ft,dia, High Pressure Col. On Right, 4 ft
  dia Overall

• Research, The Key to Better Design
• www.fri.org
• rukovena_at_fri.org

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??? Low Pressure Column

• ?8ft dia??,??????4ft dia???
• Feed Pipe to Feed Tray in 4 ft dia Section
  Looking Through 8 ft dia Section

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?????? Typical Valve Tray

• ????? Pre-Installation Layout

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???????? Valve Tray Installation

• ??? 4ft dia.Low Pressure Column, 4 ft dia

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???? Packing Removal

• ??? 4ft dia Low Pressure Column, 4 ft dia

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??????? Packing Liquid Distributor

• Trough-Arm Type - On Water Test Stand

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??????? Packing Liquid Distributor

• ??????? Above Packed Bed, 4 ft dia

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??????? Packing Liquid Distributor

• Pan Type, 4 ft dia.

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?????? Tray Weeping

• Trough Column Window Edu. Video

Double Click to Run
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????? ????

• Pan Distributor - Structured Packing
• Trough Column Window Edu. Video

Double Click to Run
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???? Random Packing

• Trough Column Window Edu. Video

Double Click to Run
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FRI ???? How FRI Operates

• ????????? Funded by members annual contributions
• ???????? Operates on renewable 3-year plans
• ????13?????? Now in 13th Extension (2006-2008)
• ?14?????????2008?10?1?14th Extension starts Oct.
  1, 2008
• ?????? Oklahoma??????? Pilot Plant located on
  campus of Oklahoma State University

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?????? Member Participation

• ?????????Every Member Company Appoints a
• ???????????????Technical Representative (TR) to
  the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
• ????????? Director or a Business Contact person.

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FRI ??????!Is Member Driven!
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???? Member Meetings

• ????????????? Two Technical Advisory Committee
  (TAC) Meetings Per Year
• ??????????? Four Technical Committee (TC)
  Meetings Per Year
• ?????????? Periodic European and Asian Meetings

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????? Technical Committee

• Chairman
• Paul Steacy
• UOP LLC
• Petroleum
• Robert G. Markeloff Shell Global Solutions
• Berne K. Stober ExxonMobil Research and
  Engineering Company  

• Chemical
• Jeff Funk E.I. DuPont De Nemours Company
• John Billingham Praxair, Inc.
• Engineering
• Dennis P. Maloney Lummus Technology, a CBI
  Company
• Michael Schultes Raschig GmbH
• Mark W. Pilling Sulzer Chemtech Limited

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?????? Regional Membership
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??-26??? Americas Region 26

• ??Brazil Petrobras
• ??USA Air Products Chem.'s.
• Amistco Separation Products
• AMT International
• Bechtel
• Celanese
• Chevron Energy Tech Co.
• ConocoPhillips
• Dow Chemical
• DuPont
• Eastman Chemical
• ExxonMobil
• Fluor Enterprises

• GTC Technology Inc
• Jacobs Engineering
• Kellogg Brown Root
• Koch-Glitsch
• Marathon Petroleum
• Lummus Technology a CBI Company
• Lyondell Chemical Co.
• Shell Global Solutions (US)
• Shaw Group
• Praxair
• Sunoco
• UOP

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???????-22 Europe/Africa Region - 22

• ?? Bahrain Petroleum
• ?? Enppi
• ??France ARKEMA
• Inst.FrancaisPetrole
• Rhodia RT
• TECHNIP
• Total
• ??Germany BASF
  Degussa
• Linde Engr.
  Lurgi
• PetroPlus Refinery Ingolstadt Raschig
  Jaeger Technologies
• Rauschert Siemens
• ??Greece Hellenic Petroleum
• ???Italy SIAD Macchine Impianta
• Snamprogetti S.p.A
• Tecnimont S.p.A
• ??Netherlands Stamicarbon B.V
• ??South Africa Sasol Technology
• ???Spain Repsol YPF, S.A.

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???? Asia Region - 19

• ???Bahrain Bahrain Petroleum
• ????
• Australia WorleyParsons
• Rhine Ruhr Pty Ltd
• ??China China Petrochemical Technology
• China HuanQiu Contracting Engineering Cop.
  (HQCEC)
• Tianjin Univetech Co., Ltd
• Beijing Zehua Chemical Engineering Co.
• ??India Engineers India
• Larsen Toubro
• ??Japan Chiyoda
• Hitachi Zosen Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Ind.
• JGC Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering
• Mitsubishi Heavy Inds.
• Mitsui Engr. Shipbldg. Shinko Plantech

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?????? Sector Membership
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FRI ?????? Device Types Tested by FRI(SM)

• Trays (??)
• Sieve
• Valve
• Fixed Valve
• Dualflow
• Baffle
• Bubble Cap
• Concurrent
• Packings (??)
• Carbon Steel Random
• Stainless steel Random
• Ceramic Random
• Structured

• Liquid Distributors(?????)
• Drip Tube
• Orifice Deck
• Trough Arm
• Pipe Arm
• Sprays

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??????????? Recent Proprietary Packing Devices
Tested
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Other Proprietary Tray Devices Tested by FRI(SM)

• Socony Uniflux (Type A)
• Koch Flexitray
• Socony Uniflux Tray (Type G)
• Koch Flexiperf Tray
• Glitsch Ballast Tray
• Glitsch Vector Tray (Type X-1)
• Glitsch Ballast Tray (Type V-1)
• California Res. Corp. Bubble Cap Tray
• Nutter Float Valve Tray
• Thormann Tray
• Nutter Type B Float Valve Tray
• Zink Bi-Mix Trays

• Glitsch V-O Ballast Tray
• Koch Type T Flexitray
• Mitsui New V.S.T. Tray
• Metawa VDV Tray
• Seitetsu TFT Tray
• Wyatt Perfa-Valve Tray
• Mitsui C-O New VST Tray
• IHI Angle Tray
• Perform Contact Tray
• GLF M Valve Tray
• Montz Cross-Flow Type KSG
• Mitsui MH Tray

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• Other Proprietary Packing Devices Tested by
  FRI(SM)

• No 2 Nutter Rings
• No 2.5 Nutter Rings
• Glitsch 2-Z Grid
• Glitsch Gempak 2AT
• Norton Intalox 2T Structured Packing
• Norton Intalox 4T Structured Packing
• Montz B1 Structured Packing
• Montz BSG 250 Structured Packing
• Jaeger MAX-PAK Structured Packing
• Koch 4Y Structured Packing
• M250.Y Structured Packing

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• Recent Proprietary Tray Devices Tested by FRI(SM)

• ACS Maxflow Tray
• Sulzer Chemtech MVG Tray
• Sulzer Chemtech MVGT Tray
• Koch-Glitsch Triton Tray
• Nye Tray
• Shell ConSep Tray
• Koch-Glitsch Superfrac Tray
• Koch-Glitsch Ultrafrac Tray
• UOP SimulFlowTM Device

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??????? ??

• Other Proprietary Packing Devices Tested by
  FRI(SM)

• Sulzer High Pressure Mellapak
• Sulzer Optiflow Structured Packing
• Sulzer MellapakPlus 252.Y
• Sulzer MellapakPlus 752.Y
• Sulzer Mellapak 250.X
• Koch-Glitsch Flexipac HC Structured Packing

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???? Test Categories
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???? Test Categories
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?????? Future Programs
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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR IMMEDIATE
FUTURE--?2009???Presented to TC March 2008

• March May 09 Boiler Repair and Turnaround
• June July Phase 4 Valve Trays (less
  valves 13 dcs)
• July August Phase 5 Valve Trays (5
  dcs)
• Sept. Oct. Koch-Glitsch PROVALVE
  Trays
• Oct. Nov. Shell 2008 Category 3
  Device
• Nov. Dec. Koch-Glitsch INTALOX
  ULTRATM RP
• January 2010 Empty or Spray Column Test

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LONG-RANGE PLAN (???????) Approved by TC August
2009
Test Designation (??)
Test Subject (??)
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Pilot Plant Improvements

• 2,000,000???????2,000,000 Capital Project
  Approved
• ???????150 FRI??????Increase Capacity to 150 of
  FRI System Limit
• ??Larger
• ???? Heat Exchangers
• ???? Boiler
• ??? Cooling Tower
• ?????? Improved Working Facility at Pilot Plant
• ???????????? Facilitate the Innovative Research
  Projects

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????? Provided Information

• ???? Progress Reports
• ????? Bi-Monthly
• ???? Topical Reports
• ???????????
• As Appropriate (170)
• Correlations, Proprietary Tests

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????? Provided Information

• ??????? DRP (Device Rating Program)
• ???? DPH-???
• Design Handbooks, DPH - Electronic Format
• ??? Database - MS Access
• ????(??)
• Educational Material (Videos)

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???? Example Packing Efficiency
p/o Xylene 14.7 psia (1 bar)
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???? Example Packing Pressure Drop
p/o Xylene 14.7 psia (1 bar)
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Liquid Depth in Pan Distributor by Bubbler
p/o Xylene 14.7 psia (1 bar)
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?? Gamma ????
Gamma Scan - Trays
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Next Device Rating Program, DRP
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????? Computer Programs
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????? Computer Programs
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???? Packing Output
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???? Tray Output
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Next Design Practices Handbook
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??????? DPC Committee Members
Dan Summers, Chairman, Sulzer Chemtech USA,
Inc.Jeffery A. Bell, P.E., UOP LLCJoe
Flowers, E.I. DuPont De Nemours CompanyWaldo
de Villiers, Shell Global Solutions, Inc.Ed
Grave, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Henry Kister, Fluor Daniel, Inc. Todd Marut,
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Paul Morehead, Koch-Glitsch, LP Ron Olsson,
Celanese AG Joe Parker, Eastman Chemical
Company Larry Wilder, Dow Chemical
Company Simon Xu, Shaw Energy Chemicals
GroupConsultants Doug Bouck Neil Yeoman
John Farone
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???? Design Handbooks

• Fractionation Tray Design Handbook Volume 1
• Section 1, Introduction Background
• Section 3, Dualflow Trays
• Section 4, Bubble Cap Trays
• Section 5, Sieve Trays
• Section 6, Proprietary Devices English Units
  (Metric Units)
• (From Database 2002 Report Writer)
• Fractionation Tray Design Handbook Volume 2
• Section 7, Structured Packing
• Section 8, Random Packing
• Section 9, Baffle Trays
• Section 10, FRI Plant Tests
• Section 11, FRI Report Index
• Section 12, Handbook Index
• Fractionation Tray Design Handbook Volume 3
  Computer Programs
• Section 3, Dualflow Trays
• Section 4, Bubble Cap Trays
• Section 5, Sieve Trays

• Section 8, Packing
• Section 9, Baffle Trays Fractionation Tray Design
  Handbook
• Experimental Data Volume 4
• (From Database 2002 Report Writer)
• Bubble Cap Trays English Units (Metric Units)
• Dualflow Trays English Units (Metric Units)
• Sieve Trays English Units (Metric Units)
• Valve and Proprietary Trays English Units (Metric
  Units)
• Structured Packings English Units (Metric Units)
• Random Packings English Units (Metric Units)
• Fractionation Tray Design Handbook Volume 5
  Design Practices
• Section 0, General Notes (Volume 5 Table of
  Contents)
• Section 1, Trayed Towers
• Section 2, Packed Towers
• Section 3, All Towers
• Section 4, All Towers
• Section 5, All Towers
• Table of Contents Handbook DPC.doc

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???? Design Handbooks
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??? Database
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??? Database

• FRI???????????????access?????The FRI database is
  similar in structure using Microsoft Access for
  various categories of
• Random packing (????)
• Structured packing (????)
• Valve Trays Proprietary devices (?????????)
• Sieve Trays (????)
• Dualflow Trays (????)
• Bubble Cap Trays (????)
• Baffle Trays (????)

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??? Database

• Example of automatic reports generated from the
  database (dual units)
• ????????????

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Educational Material (Videos)

• ????
• Videos taken through the column windows.
• ?????Above and below trays.
• ???????Above packing liquid distributors.
• ?????????????Between liquid distributors and
  packed bed.
• ?????Below packed bed.
• ??????? Distributor water test.

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?? Summary
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???????FRI Why Belong to FRI?

• ???????FRI ?? Successful companies use FRI
  technology
• ??????? The independent source of technology
• ???? Reduced costs
• ???? Operating
• ???? RD
• ????????? Stay Ahead of your competitors

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?????? Global Industry Trends

• ??????Global competition requires
• ???? Reducing cost of
• ?? New columns
• ???? Revamping columns
• ????? Debottlenecking columns
• ????(?)???? Independent evaluation of competing
  equipment
• ????????????? Economically acquired pertinent
  data
• FRI ??????????????? FRI fills the R/D competitive
  need by
• ?????????????????
• Providing Member company distillation expertise
  and data
• Providing expertise for member companies that do
  not have the resources to focus on distillation
  technology.

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????????(FRI)
Partnership With Industry
Your Unbiased Source of Distillation Expertise

• www.fri.org
• rukovena_at_fri.org
• 1 918 336-7140