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Teamwork increases fractionation capacity cost-effectively. J.H. Talib, B. Germinder and M.P. Hitchcock. Hydrocarbon Processing, October 1997, 76(10), 121--126.

01/10/1997

A project carried out by a gas distribution company in Louisiana is described. It involves refurbishing an existing four-column fractionation facility to process feed from cryogenic gas processing plants. Six steps in a debottlenecking operation to upgrade the fractionation capacity from 34 000 to 42 000 brl/day are described and illustrated. The columns are a de-ethanizer, depropanizer, debutanizer and deisubutanizer. Details are given of debottlenecking operations on the four towers, heat exchangers, hot oil heater, refrigeration system, and cooling water operations. The estimated project cost is $35.67 million and fractionation efficiency is increased by 25%.

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Journal title: Hydrocarbon Processing

Subjects: Chemical Engineering, Refrigeration, Resource use and management, Project Management, Gas works (and other conversion to gases), Refining, Distribution, Gas distribution, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Heat, Oil and gas, Oil, Cooling towers, Heat exchangers