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Gas Turbine Handbook : Principles and Practices

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Case Study #2 249<br />

Chapter 15<br />

Case Study #2<br />

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his case study examines how two refineries discovered savings<br />

within the processing plants by utilizing the waste heat energy<br />

from their gas turbines to increase refinery profitability.<br />

BENEFITS OF INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES<br />

FOR REFINERY SERVICES<br />

Bo Svensson, ABB STAL, Finspong, Sweden<br />

Henry Boerstling, ABB Power Generation Inc., North Brunswick, NJ<br />

ABSTRACT<br />

Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) supplied the industrial gas turbines<br />

for cogeneration application in two refineries outside of Athens,<br />

Greece. The Motor Oil Refinery in Corinth <strong>and</strong> the Hellenic Refinery<br />

in Aspropyrgos are the basis for this paper. These two plants have<br />

been in operation since 1985 <strong>and</strong> 1990, with a total of 140,000 <strong>and</strong><br />

55,000 operating hours, respectively. Topics discussed will include<br />

the integration of cogeneration systems into the refinery operations,<br />

technical details of the cogeneration systems, their applicability to<br />

the users’ specific needs, <strong>and</strong> the savings realized by the owners.<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

For years, the oil <strong>and</strong> gas industry has targeted the well-heads<br />

as the source for maximizing profit. Increasing petroleum exploration<br />

<strong>and</strong> oil recovery projects around the world exemplify such pursuit.<br />

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