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FIS-483 Consolidated Engineering Study Report

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Marathon Petroleum Company, Catlettsburg Refinery, KY<br />

Capacity Improvement <strong>Study</strong> of LPCCR Platformer Heater (1-44-B-1/2/3/4)<br />

2.4 Fuel Gas Characteristics<br />

The following fuel gas design composition from datasheet is used for the existing<br />

design, operating and proposed design simulations.<br />

Table 7: Fuel Gas Properties<br />

Parameters<br />

Units<br />

Refinery Gas<br />

Design<br />

Alternate<br />

Specific Gravity at 60°F - 0.68 0.60<br />

Heat of Combustion (LHV) Btu/Scf 1,120 1,005<br />

Fuel temperature at burner F 100 100<br />

Components<br />

H2 % 39.33 46.70<br />

CH4 % 18.41 22.60<br />

C2H6 % 24.34 14.10<br />

C3H6 % 1.21 2.30<br />

C3H8 % 12.58 7.80<br />

I-C4H10 % 1.31 2.00<br />

n-C4H10 % 1.61 2.00<br />

i-C5H12 % 1.21 1.25<br />

n-C5H12 % 0 1.25<br />

Total % 100 100<br />

Furnace Improvements<br />

Low Cost Solutions for Fired Heaters 20

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