KR20160038698A - Water washing method of crudede oil tank and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for washing a crude oil tank using water, which remove sludge accumulated and fixed in a crude oil tank for temporarily storing crude oil before refinement using water, and more specifically, to a method and a system for washing a crude oil tank using water, which are capable of washing a crude oil tank in a time several times shorter than a conventional method, allow washing work to be performed without a worker entering the crude oil tank, eliminate an accident risk since almost no crude oil component remains when the worker enters the crude oil tank for finishing work, minimize environmental pollution caused by washing work, and refine and separate sludge discharged during refining work into waste oil and a solid incineration material to recycle the waste oil. According to the present invention, the method for washing a crude oil tank using water comprises: a washing water feeding step of feeding washing water into a crude oil tank; a steam discharge step of discharging high temperature steam to the bottom of the crude oil tank to melt sludge after the washing water feeding step; a high pressure water discharge step of discharging high pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank to mix the melted sludge and the washing water after the steam discharge step; and a mixed water discharge step of discharging mixed water to the outside while continuously discharging the high pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank. According to the present invention, the system for washing a crude oil tank using water comprises: a water supply pump to supply washing water to a crude oil tank; a boiler to make high temperature steam; an air compressor to discharge the high temperature steam made by the boiler to the bottom of the crude oil tank; a high pressure pump to discharge high pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank; and a drain pump to discharge mixed water wherein melted sludge is mixed with the washing water and the high pressure water from the crude oil tank.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a crude oil tank cleaning method,

The present invention relates to a crude oil tank water cleaning method and system for removing sludge accumulated in a crude oil tank temporarily storing crude oil before purification using water and can be cleaned within a short time more than several times compared with existing methods The operator does not enter the crude oil tank and the cleaning operation is performed. When the operator enters the crude oil tank for finishing, there is almost no risk of safety accident due to the absence of the crude oil component, the environmental pollution caused by the cleaning operation is minimized, The present invention relates to a crude oil tank water cleaning method and system for separating and purifying sludge discharged from a work as waste oil and solid incineration water to reuse waste oil.

Crude oil pulled from the underground is temporarily stored in the crude tank before it is put into the tanker and before entering the refinery for refining.

When the inflow and outflow of crude oil into the crude oil tank are repeated, the sludge accumulates on the bottom of the crude oil tank and is fixed.

If the amount of accumulated sludge accumulated increases, the storage capacity of the crude oil tank is reduced, and at some point, the refining operation to remove the sludge from the crude oil tank should be performed.

Usually, several years have elapsed and sludge accumulates by 1-2 m, and refining work is necessary.

In the prior art relating to a crude oil tank cleaning apparatus for removing sludge accumulated in a crude oil tank, there is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1224010 entitled " automatic crude oil tank cleaning apparatus ", Registered Patent No. 10-0475172, A method of recovering oil fractions "

In the prior art including the above-mentioned Japanese Patent No. 10-1224010 and Japanese Patent No. 10-0475172, a high-temperature thermal oil is injected into the crude oil tank to melt the fixed sludge, and then the mixture of the thermal oil and the molten sludge is pumped The mixture which is discharged to the outside of the crude oil tank and which can not be discharged by the pump is put on the bottom of the crude oil tank and the crude oil tank is cleaned by the operator wearing the mask and removing it by hand.

In the prior art, the sludge of the oil component is melted by using the oil component of the thermal oil.

However, in the prior art, melting of the sludge using the thermal oil is not so fast. The initial heat transfer fluid is high temperature so that the sludge melting rate is relatively fast. However, since the temperature of the heat transfer oil is lowered over time, the melting rate is slowed down. Aside from spontaneous melting, there is no other factor for increasing the melt speed Sludge melting takes a long time.

So it takes less than a year to clean all the crude oil tanks in the complex where dozens of large oil tanks with a diameter of several tens of meters are gathered.

In the prior art, the sludge remaining on the bottom of the crude oil tank which can not be discharged by the pump is manually removed by the operator into the crude oil tank. The inside of the crude oil tank is filled with harmful components, If you wear an oxygen mask, you can not guarantee safety.

In the prior art, the mixture of the thermal oil discharged from the crude oil tank and the sludge is stored in the tank for a certain period of time. When the sludge precipitates to the bottom of the tank, the oil (mostly thermal oil) So that sediments with many oil components are discarded and the problem of environmental pollution due to incineration is large.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problem that the cleaning operation is slowed by cleaning the crude oil tank using the thermal catalyst oil in the prior art and the risk of safety accident of the operator is large and the oil component which can be reused is discarded and the environmental pollution is solved As a contemplated invention,

By using water, high-temperature steam and high-pressure water, the crude oil tank can be cleaned at a high speed more than several times as compared with the conventional technology, and most of the crude oil in the crude oil tank is removed through the cleaning process, The waste water discharged from the crude oil tank by the cleaning operation is purified and separated into waste oil, waste water and solid incineration water, and the waste oil is reused as oil, and the waste water is reused as waste oil It is an object of the present invention to provide a crude oil tank cleaning method and system which can reuse waste oil and wastewater and can minimize environmental pollution because only a small amount of solid incineration water is reused for incineration of crude oil tanks and incinerated. .

In order to accomplish the above object, a crude oil tank water cleaning method according to the present invention comprises:

A washing water supplying step of supplying wash water to the crude oil tank;

A steam discharging step of discharging high temperature steam to the bottom of the crude oil tank to melt the sludge after the washing water charging step;

A high-pressure water discharging step of discharging high-pressure high-pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank to mix the molten sludge with the washing water after the steam discharging step;

And a mixed water discharging step of continuously discharging the high-pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank while discharging the mixed water to the outside.

When the sludge concentration of the discharged mixed water falls below a predetermined value, the mixed water is continuously discharged to the bottom of the crude oil tank from the center to the bottom to concentrate the mixed water to the edge of the crude oil tank, Further comprising:

And a mixed water purification step of purifying the discharged mixed water to separate into waste oil, wastewater and solid incineration water.

The crude oil tank water cleaning system according to the present invention

A water supply pump for supplying wash water to the crude oil tank;

A boiler for discharging high-temperature steam to the bottom of the crude oil tank;

Pressure pump for discharging high-pressure high-pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank;

And a drain pump for discharging the mixed water in which the washing water and the high-pressure water are mixed with the molten sludge from the crude oil tank.

And a rotary member for injecting the rotating water from the center to the bottom of the crude oil tank so that the mixed water is concentrated at the edges of the crude oil tank.

Further comprising a purification device for separating and purifying the mixed water discharged through the drain pump into waste oil, wastewater and solid incineration water,

And a regeneration pump for supplying wastewater separated and purified in the purifier to a water tank.

The crude oil tank cleaning method and system according to the present invention configured as described above can quickly melt the sludge that has been fixed using the high temperature and high pressure steam and the melted sludge can be separated more quickly using the high pressure water, The crude oil tank can be cleaned at a speed several times faster than the conventional cleaning operation using the catalyst oil and most of the crude oil components (sludge and gas, etc.) in the crude oil tank are cleaned by using only water such as washing water, steam, And the waste water discharged from the crude oil tank is separated and purified into waste oil, waste water and solid incineration water, so that waste oil and waste water can be recycled And only the minimum amount of solid incineration is incinerated, the recycling of the energy source is excellent, As a method of cleaning crude oil tanks with water and a system to reduce, it is a very useful invention in the industry.

1 is a procedure diagram of a crude oil tank water cleaning method according to the present invention;
2 is a schematic structural view of the entire crude oil tank water cleaning system according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram for injecting an inert gas into a crude oil tank; Fig.
Fig. 4 is a view showing a configuration for injecting washing water into a crude oil tank; Fig.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the construction of injecting steam and high-pressure water into a crude oil tank. FIG.
6 is a configuration diagram for discharging mixed water to a collection tank;
FIG. 7 is a view showing a configuration for injecting the number of revolutions into a crude oil tank. FIG.
8 is a schematic view for purifying mixed water discharged and collected;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A method of cleaning a crude oil tank water and its system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Before describing the present invention in more detail,

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In the drawings, the components are expressed by exaggeratingly larger (or thicker) or smaller (or thinner) in size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, etc. However, It should not be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

The crude oil tank water cleaning method according to the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 1, and the crude oil tank water cleaning system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and subsequent drawings. Explain.

First, the crude oil tank 10 comprises a main body 11 of a large cylindrical structure having a diameter of several tens of meters, and a floating lid 16 which floats on the crude oil inside the main body 11 and ascends and descends along the level of the crude oil.

In order to limit the falling range of the floating lid 16, a latching part 12 is formed in the main body 11 so that the floating lid 16 is caught at a height of about 2 m so that the floating lid 16 is not further lowered. The main body 11 is provided with a manhole 13 through which a worker can enter the main body 11 and a discharge port through which a crude oil is fed into the main body 11, A manhole 17 for allowing an operator to enter the main body 11 and an air vent hole 18 for discharging gas generated from the crude oil to the outside are formed on the floating lid 16 as well.

1, the crude oil tank 10 water cleaning method according to the present invention includes an inert gas injection step S10, a cleaning operation preparation step S20, a wash water injection step S30, a steam discharge step S40, A water discharging step S50, a mixed water discharging step S60, a rotating water supplying step S70, a mixing water refining step S100, and a finishing work step S90.

The inert gas injection step S10 injects an inert gas into the crude oil tank 10 to prevent a fire explosion accident before the equipment of the system according to the present invention is installed in the crude oil tank 10 for a cleaning operation.

Since the crude oil tank 10 contains a high flammable gas generated from the crude oil, an explosion may occur due to a flame that may be generated at the preparation stage of the cleaning operation, so that inert gas is injected into the crude oil tank 10 To prevent this.

In the cleaning operation preparation step S20, equipment constituting the system according to the present invention is installed in the crude oil tank 10 for a cleaning operation.

In the washing water charging step (S30), washing water is introduced into the crude oil tank (10). At this time, the washing water is injected into the crude oil tank 10 at a rate of about 2-4 times the amount of the sludge.

For the sake of simplicity, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. will be.

In the steam discharging step S40, the sludge 1 which has been fixed by discharging high temperature steam to the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 with the sludge attached thereto, that is, the surface of the sludge 1, Allow it to mix and dissolve in the wash water. At this time, the higher the temperature and the pressure of the steam, the better.

In the high-pressure water discharging step S50, the high-pressure high-pressure water is discharged to the bottom of the crude oil tank 10, that is, the surface of the sludge 1, so that the sludge 1, do.

At this time, it is preferable that the high-pressure water is at least 50 degrees so that the sludge 1 is easily melted and decomposed to be mixed.

In the mixed water discharge step (S60), the sludge (1), which is melted and decomposed by the discharge of steam and high-pressure water, is discharged to the outside. That is, mixed water, which is a mixture of washing water, steam, high-pressure water, and the melted sludge 1, is discharged to the outside.

At this time, the high-pressure water is continuously discharged even while the mixed water is discharged to the outside. For reference, the high-pressure water may be not only the high-pressure water in the high-pressure water discharging step but also the water to be supplied for maintaining the water level.

It is preferable that the mixed water discharge the mixed water in the upper layer having a high density of the sludge 1.

When the amount (height) of the sludge 1 accumulated on the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 is large, it is difficult to remove all of the sludge 1 by one steam discharge and high pressure water discharge.

In this case, after the discharge of mixed water is stopped, the steam discharging step S40, the high-pressure water discharging step S50 and the mixed water discharging step S60 are repeated to separate the sludge 1 from the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 .

When the concentration of the sludge 1 falls below a predetermined value in the mixed water while the mixed water is continuously discharged to the outside, the rotation number input step S70 is performed to discharge the high pressure water supplied to maintain the water level in accordance with the discharge of the mixed water And the rotating water is supplied from the center to the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 so that the mixed water is concentrated on the bottom edge of the crude oil tank 10. That is, the number of revolutions is discharged to the edge while being rotated at the bottom center of the crude oil tank 10 to push the mixed water to the edge and concentrate, thereby discharging mixed water including the sludge 1 to the outside. In other words, a clean revolution without any foreign substance is supplied from the center to the edge of the crude oil tank 10 to drive the sludge 1 to the edge, and the mixed water at the edge where the sludge 1 is present is continuously discharged to the outside, (1) are all discharged to the outside of the crude oil tank (10).

In the mixed water purification step S100, the mixed water discharged through the mixed water discharge step S60 and subsequent steps is purified and separated into waste oil, wastewater and solid incineration water.

The separated and refined waste oil is recycled as oil and the wastewater is recycled to the crude oil tank 10 currently being cleaned or the crude oil tank 10 to be cleaned next and the remaining oil components and physical components are almost removed and the remaining solid incineration is incinerated do.

In the finishing work step S90, the concentration of the sludge 1 of the mixed water discharged while the rotation number inputting step S70 is continued is less than the reference value, the discharge of the rotation number is stopped and all remaining mixed water is discharged (S80), the operator enters the inside of the crude oil tank 10 to remove the residue that has not been removed, and the remaining mixed water which can not be discharged is removed, thereby completing the cleaning work.

In the finishing work step S90, the inside of the crude oil tank 10 is cleaned by water in the previous process, and the crude oil component hardly remains, so that it is not necessary to wear the mask.

Hereinafter, the crude oil tank water cleaning system according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 and subsequent drawings. Hereinafter, the cleaning method as well as the cleaning method will be more clearly understood.

The cleaning system according to the present invention comprises a water tank 20, a feed pump 30, a boiler 40, an air compressor 50, a high pressure pump 60, a drain pump 70, a rotary member 80, (90), a regeneration pump (100), etc., which are connected to the crude oil tank (10) through a hose, a pipe or the like.

Hereinafter, the equipment (constituent elements) of the cleaning system will be described in accordance with the cleaning order.

Gas injection means is provided to inject an inert gas into the crude oil tank 10 to discharge the flammable gas in the crude oil tank 10 to the outside.

The gas injecting means includes a reservoir 111 containing a liquid (or solid) inert material, a hose providing inert gas through which inert gas is vaporized via the boiler 40 to the crude oil tank 10, A compressor 115 for supplying power to the inert gas to flow through the passage, and a blower fan.

The hose 113 is injected into the crude oil tank 10 through the air vent hole 18 of the floating lid 16 so that the flammable gas in the crude oil tank 10 flows into the other air vent hole 18 .

When the stability of the crude oil tank 10 is secured by the injection of the inert gas, the steam pipe, the hose, the branch device, the valve, the rotary member 80 and the like are mounted on the main body 11 and the floating lid 16 of the crude oil tank 10 So that the crude oil tank 10 is ready to be cleaned in earnest.

The water tank 20 stores water to be supplied to the crude oil tank 10 (used as wash water, high pressure water, rotation water, steam, etc.).

The water supply pump 30 feeds the water stored in the water tank 20 to the crude oil tank 10. That is, the water stored in the crude oil tank 10 is used as washing water and put into the crude oil tank 10.

The water tank 20, the feed pump 30, and the crude oil tank 10 are connected to each other by a hose providing a flow path. At this time, the water in the water tank 20 can be supplied to the crude oil tank 10 through the boiler 40 as washing water at a high temperature (for example, 50 degrees or more).

It is preferable that the hose 31 providing the flow path of the washing water uses a rigid and flexible fire hose. The fire hose is capable of injecting the washing water directly into the crude oil tank 10 through the opening of the manhole 17 in the floating lid 16 and connected to the branching device mounted on the floating lid 16, The washing water may be supplied to the crude oil tank 10.

The boiler 40 heats the water flowing in the water tank 20 into high-temperature steam. The water introduced from the water tank 20 outside the steam may be heated to produce the high-temperature washing water and the high-temperature high-pressure water.

The steam generated in the boiler 40 may be directly introduced into the crude oil tank through the hose or may be discharged through the air compressor 50 at a higher pressure to be introduced into the crude oil tank through the hose. Steam fired directly in the boiler or through the air compressor 50 enters the branching device 120 mounted on the floating lid 16 via the hose 51.

The branching device 120 distributes the introduced steam to the plurality of steam pipes 121.

The upper part of the steam pipe 121 is connected to the branch device 120 and inserted into the crude oil tank 10 through the air vent hole 18 of the floating lid 16 and the lower end of the steam pipe 121 is connected to the crude oil tank 10 And discharges the steam to the sludge 1.

Since the position of the floating lid 16 is not fixed and the thickness of the sludge 1 is also gradually lowered by melting it, the steam pipe 121 can be freely adjusted in length, It is preferable to discharge the steam of high temperature and high pressure to the bottom of the sludge 1, that is, the surface of the sludge 1. The free length adjustment of the steam pipe 121 may be a step-less structure, that is, a structure in which a plurality of pipes having different diameters can be drawn in and out of other pipes each having an inner diameter corresponding to its outer diameter. When the distance between the floating lid 16 and the surface of the sludge 1 is increased, the steam pipe 121 having a step-less structure is vertically installed, the pipe is naturally drawn out by its own weight and the lower end is disposed on the surface of the sludge 1 , It is preferable that the pipe is pulled by the pressing force so that the lower end is disposed on the surface of the sludge 1 when the distance between the floating cover 16 and the surface of the sludge 1 is increased.

The high-pressure pump 60 discharges the water stored in the water tank 20 to the inner bottom of the crude oil tank 10 as high-pressure, high-pressure water.

At this time, the high-pressure water is used at a high temperature (for example, 50 ° C or higher) through the boiler 40 rather than using the water stored in the water tank 20 as it is to disassemble the sludge 1, .

The high pressure pump 60 supplies high pressure water to the branching device 120 using a hose 61 and the branching device 120 supplies high pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 through the steam pipe 121. [ .

The high pressure pump 60 may be prepared separately but the feed pump 30 may be used as the high pressure pump 60 or the hose providing the high pressure water flow path of the high pressure pump 60 may be used as the feed pump 30 ) May be used as the hose 31.

The drain pump 70 discharges the mixed water, which is melted and dissolved by the discharge of washing water, steam and high-pressure water, from the crude oil tank 10 to the outside.

The hose 71 for supplying a flow path of the drain pump 70 is connected to an outlet 14 provided at a lower side of the main body 11 of the crude oil tank 10. The sludge 1 has a light weight In the mixed water, it is preferable that the sludge 1 is located in the upper layer so that the inlet of the hose for the drain pump 70 is disposed in the upper layer of the mixed water through the outlet 14.

The rotary member 80 is inserted into the main body 11 through the manhole of the floating lid 16 and installed at the upper center of the bottom of the main body 11 so as to rotate a large amount of rotation .

The rotary member 80 stops the high pressure pump 60 after all the sludge 1 attached to the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 is dropped and most of the sludge 1 is discharged as mixed water, The mixing water in the crude oil tank 10 is interrupted to cause the floating lid 16 to engage with the engaging portion 12 of the main body 11 and start driving in a state where the water level of the mixed water is lowered to a certain level or less.

The rotary member 80 includes a rotation shaft arranged and rotatable in a vertical direction, a discharge port connected to the rotation shaft in a horizontal downward direction and discharging the rotation number, and a pump for supplying a large number of revolutions.

The rotary shaft is rotated by the water pressure of the rotational speed discharged through the discharge port, and discharges the rotational water from the bottom center point of the crude oil tank 10 toward the edge. The pump supplies a large number of revolutions of high pressure to the branching device 120, and the branching device 120 discharges the rotation number to the discharge port through the hose.

The mixed water having the sludge 1 as the discharge water at the rotational speed is collected at the edge of the bottom of the crude oil tank 10 and discharged through the drain pump 70 so that the mixed water (mostly rotating water) in the crude oil tank 10 is discharged to the sludge 1 The cleaning operation of the crude oil tank 10 is completed by stopping the discharge of the rotational number and discharging the mixed water remaining in the crude oil tank 10 to the outside.

Thereafter, the manhole mounted on the main body 11 of the crude oil tank 10 is opened and the worker enters the interior to finish the cleaning work, thereby completing the series of water cleaning operations of the crude oil tank 10. [

The purifier (90) purifies the mixed water discharged through the drain pump (70) and separates it into waste oil, wastewater and solid incineration water.

The mixed water discharged through the drain pump 70 is temporarily stored in a collection tank, and the purification apparatus 90 receives the mixture stored in the collection tank and separates and purifies the components by components.

The purifier 90 purifies the sludge 1 using centrifugal force. That is, the mixed water flowing at high speed is separated into waste water, waste oil and solid incineration water by using the density difference and discharged.

The separated wastewater is supplied to the water tank 20 through the regeneration pump 100 to be used for the cleaning operation of the crude oil tank 10 or the cleaning operation for the other crude oil tank 10 Reuse and dispose of separate high angle waste.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it should be understood that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Should be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.

10: Crude oil tank 20: Water tank
30: water pump 40: boiler
50: Air motor 60: High pressure pump
70: Drain pump 80: Rotary member
90: Purification apparatus 100: Regeneration pump
120: branching device 130: collection tank

Claims (6)

A washing water supplying step of supplying wash water to the crude oil tank;
A high-pressure water discharging step of discharging high-pressure high-pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank to mix the sludge with the washing water after the washing water charging step;
And discharging the mixed water to the outside while continuously discharging the high-pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank. The method according to claim 1,
When the sludge concentration of the discharged mixed water falls below a predetermined value, the mixed water is continuously discharged into the bottom of the crude oil tank from the center to the bottom of the crude oil tank so that the mixed water is concentrated at the edge of the crude oil tank; Further comprising the steps of: 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And a mixed water purification step of purifying the discharged mixed water and separating the mixed water into waste oil, wastewater and solid incineration water. A water supply pump for supplying wash water to the crude oil tank;
Pressure pump for discharging high-pressure high-pressure water to the bottom of the crude oil tank;
And a drain pump for discharging mixed water in which the washing water and the high-pressure water are mixed with the molten sludge from the crude oil tank. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a rotary member for supplying the rotary water from the center to the bottom of the crude oil tank so that the mixed water is concentrated to the edges of the crude oil tank. The method according to claim 4 or 5,
Further comprising a purifier for separating and purifying the mixed water discharged through the drain pump into waste oil, wastewater and solid incineration water.

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