EP1639060A1 - Converting mist flow to annular flowv in thermal cracking application - Google Patents
Converting mist flow to annular flowv in thermal cracking applicationInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to converting mist flow to annular flow in a steam cracking application to enhance the flash drum removal efficiency of non- volatile hydrocarbons.
- Steam cracking has long been used to crack various hydrocarbon feedstocks into olefins.
- Conventional steam cracking utilizes a furnace which has two main sections: a convection section and a radiant section.
- the hydrocarbon feedstock typically enters the convection section of the furnace as a liquid (except for light feedstocks which enter as a vapor) wherein it is typically heated and vaporized by indirect contact with hot flue gas from the radiant section and by direct contact with steam.
- the vaporized feedstock is then introduced into the radiant section where the cracking takes place.
- the resulting olefins leave the furnace for further downstream processing, such as quenching.
- U.S. Patent 3,617,493 which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses the use of an external vaporization drum for the crude oil feed and discloses the use of a first flash to remove naphtha as vapor and a second flash to remove vapors with a boiling point between 450 and 1100°F (230 and 600°C).
- the vapors are cracked in the pyrolysis furnace into olefins and the separated liquids from the two flash tanks are removed, stripped with steam, and used as fuel.
- U.S. Patent 3,718,709 which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses a process to minimize coke deposition. It provides preheating of heavy feed inside or outside a pyrolysis furnace to vaporize about 50% of the heavy feed with superheated steam and the removal of the residual liquid. The vaporized hydrocarbons are subjected to cracking.
- U.S. Patent 5,190,634 which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses a process for inhibiting coke formation in a furnace by preheating the feed in the presence of a small, critical amount of hydrogen in the convection section. The presence of hydrogen in the convection section inhibits the polymerization reaction of the hydrocarbons thereby inhibiting coke formation.
- U.S. Patent 5,580,443 which is incorporated herein by reference, discloses a process wherein the feed is first preheated and then withdrawn from a preheater in the convection section of the pyrolysis furnace. This preheated feedstock is then mixed with a predetermined amount of steam (the dilution steam) and is then introduced into a gas-liquid separator to separate and remove a required proportion of the non-volatiles as liquid from the separator. The separated vapor from the gas-liquid separator is returned to the pyrolysis furnace for super-heating and cracking.
- a predetermined amount of steam the dilution steam
- the present inventors have recognized that in using a flash to separate heavy non-volatile hydrocarbons from the lighter volatile hydrocarbons which can be cracked in the pyrolysis furnace, it is important to maximize the non-volatile hydrocarbon removal efficiency. Otherwise, heavy, coke-forming non-volatile hydrocarbons could be entrained in the vapor phase and carried overhead into the furnace creating coking problems.
- a minimum gas flow velocity of about 100 ft/sec (30 m/sec) has been found to be desirable.
- the flash stream entering the flash drum usually comprises a vapor phase with liquid (the non- volatile hydrocarbon components) entrained as fine droplets.
- the present invention provides a process for the effective removal of non-volatile hydrocarbon liquid from the volatile hydrocarbon vapor in the flash drum.
- the present invention provides a process that converts a "mist flow” regime to an “annular flow” regime and hence significantly enhances the separation of non- volatile and volatile hydrocarbons in the flash drum.
- the mist stream is converted into an annular flow stream.
- the flash efficiency can be increased to at least 85%, preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 99%, and most preferably at least 99.8%.
- the mist stream can be converted into an annular flow stream in less than 50 pipe diameters, preferably in less than 25 pipe diameters, more preferably in less than 8 pipe diameters, and most preferably in less than 4 pipe diameters.
- Figure 1 illustrates a schematic flow diagram of a steam cracking process.
- Mist flow refers to a two-phase flow where tiny droplets of liquid are dispersed in the vapor phase flowing through a pipe. In clear pipe, mist flow looks like fast moving small rain droplets.
- Annular flow refers to a two-phase flow where liquid flows as streams on the inside surface of a pipe and the vapor flows in the core of the pipe.
- the vapor flow velocity of annular flow is about 20 feet/second (6 m/s).
- a layer of fast moving liquid is observed. Few droplets of liquid are observed in the core of the vapor flow.
- the change from mist to annular flow usually includes a transition period where mist and annular flow exist together.
- the feedstock comprises at least two components: volatile hydrocarbons and non-volatile hydrocarbons.
- the mist flow in accordance with the present invention, comprises fine droplets of non-volatile hydrocarbons entrained in volatile hydrocarbon vapor.
- the non- volatile removal efficiency is calculated as follows:
- Non-volatiles in the hydrocarbon entering the flash (mass/time)
- Hydrocarbon is the sum of vapor (generally volatile) and liquid
- Non-volatile hydrocarbon (generally non-volatile) hydrocarbon.
- Non-volatiles are measured as follows: The boiling point distribution of the hydrocarbon feed is measured by Gas
- Non-volatiles are the fraction of the hydrocarbon with a nominal boiling point above 1100°F (590°C) as measured by ASTM D-6352-98. This invention works very well with non- volatiles having a nominal boiling point above 1400°F (760°C).
- a process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock 10 of the present invention as illustrated in Figure 1 comprises preheating a hydrocarbon feedstock by a bank of exchanger tubes 2, with or without the presence of water 11 and steam 12 in the upper convection section 1 of a steam cracking furnace 3 to vaporize a portion of the feedstock and to form a mist stream 13 comprising liquid droplets comprising non-volatile hydrocarbons in volatile hydrocarbon/steam vapor.
- the further preheating of the feedstock/water/steam mixture can be carried out through a bank of heat exchange tubes 6.
- the mist stream upon leaving the convection section 14 has a first flow velocity and a first flow direction.
- the process also comprises treating the mist stream to coalesce the liquid droplets, separating at least a portion of the liquid droplets from the hydrocarbon vapor in a flash 5 to fonn a vapor phase 15 and a liquid phase 16, and feeding the vapor phase 8 to the lower convection section and the radiant section of the thermal cracking furnace.
- the feedstock is a hydrocarbon. Any hydrocarbon feedstock having heavy non- volatile heavy ends can advantageously be utilized in the process.
- feedstock could comprise, by way of non-limiting examples, one or more of steam cracked gas oil and residues, gas oils, heating oil, jet fuel, diesel, kerosene, gasoline, coker naphtha, steam cracked naphtha, catalytically cracked naphtha, hydrocrackate, reformate, raffinate reformate, Fischer-Tropsch liquids, Fischer-Tropsch gases, natural gasoline, distillate, virgin naphtha, crude oil, atmospheric pipestill bottoms, vacuum pipestill streams including bottoms, wide boiling range naphtha to gas oil condensates, heavy non-virgin hydrocarbon streams from refineries, vacuum gas oils, heavy gas oil, naphtha contaminated with crude, atmospheric resid, heavy residium, C4's/residue admixture, and naphtha residue admixture.
- the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock has a nominal end boiling point of at least 600°F (310°C).
- the preferred feedstocks are low sulfur waxy resids, atmospheric resids, and naphthas contaminated with crude. The most preferred is resid comprising 60-80% components having boiling points below 1100°F
- the preheated feedstock 14 before the control system 6 has a temperature between 600 and 950°F (310 and 510°C).
- the temperature of the heated feedstock is about 700 to 920°F (370 to 490°C), more preferably between 750 and 900°F (400 and 480°C) and most preferably between 810 and 890°F (430 and 475°C).
- a portion of the feedstock is vaporized and a mist stream is formed comprising liquid droplets comprising non-volatile hydrocarbon in volatile hydrocarbon vapor, with or without steam.
- the liquid is present as fine droplets comprising non-volatile hydrocarbons entrained in the vapor phase.
- This two- phase mist flow is extremely difficult to separate into liquid and vapor. It is necessary to coalesce the fine mist into large droplets before entering the flash drum.
- flow velocities of 100 ft/sec or greater are normally necessary to practically effect the transfer of heat from the hot flue gases and reduce coking in convection section.
- the mist stream is treated to coalesce the liquid droplets.
- the treating comprises reducing the velocity of the mist stream. It is found that reducing the velocity of the mist stream leaving convection section 14 before the flash 5 (location 9 in Figure 1) helps coalesce the mist stream. It is prefened to reduce the mist stream velocity by at least 40%, preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 80%, and most preferably 85%.
- Annular flow can be achieved by reducing flow velocity due to friction in large diameter pipes.
- a substantial length of piping is necessary.
- a flash drum in accordance to the present invention is illustrated in
- the liquid phase is removed from one bottom flash drum outlet.
- a side flash drum outlet (203) or a vortex breaker can be added to prevent a vortex forming in the outlet.
- the upward inner core flow of vapor phase is diverted around an annular baffle 202 inside the flash drum and removed from at least one upper flash drum outlet 204.
- the baffle is installed inside the flash drum to further avoid and reduce any portion of the separated liquid phase, flowing downwards in the flash drum, from being entrained in the upflow vapor phase in the flash drum.
- the vapor phase preferably, flows to the lower convection section 7 of Figure 1 and through crossover pipes 8 to the radiant section of the pyrolysis furnace.
- Annular flow can be effected by reducing the bulk flow velocity and allowing sufficient time and friction for coalescing of droplets. After the bulk velocity is reduced, roughly 100 pipe flow diameters are required to coalesce drops. Air/water flow tests were conducted to determine how to produce annular flow in less than 100 pipe diameters.
- Two 6 HP blowers produced a high velocity gas in 2" ID pipe. The air from the two blowers combine in a Y-fitting and flow into the 2" ID clear pipe. Just before the clear pipe is a T-fitting where water is added to produce the mist flow.
- An anemometer at the end of the piping system measures the fluid velocity.
- Test 2 showed that a bend alone at high velocity does not coalesce droplets and may even produce a finer mist.
- Tests 3 and 4 showed that an expander alone did not coalesce droplets enough even after 75 pipe diameters of the larger diameter pipe.
- Tests 5 and 6 showed that expanders followed by bends with short lengths of straight pipe did coalesce droplets. The larger the expanders followed by bends, the more complete the droplet coalescing into annular and even stratified flow.
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