FIS-483 Consolidated Engineering Study Report

Marathon Petroleum Company, Catlettsburg Refinery, KY
Capacity Improvement Study of LPCCR Platformer Heater (1-44-B-1/2/3/4)
Figure 5: Recycle Gas Flow Rate, Mlb/hr
FLOWRATE, MLB/HR
24
22
20
18
16
AVERAGE=19.1 MLB/HR
DESIGN=15.7 MLB/HR
(CALCULATED)
14
2-Nov-17 13-Jan-18 27-Mar-18 8-Jun-18
TIME
20-Aug-18 1-Nov-18
Note: Recycle Gas molecular weight of 5.41 lb/lbmol (provided for only one day in
operating data) was considered in this calculation.
Figure 6: Recycle Gas / Naphtha Flow Rate Ratio
0.10
AVERAGE=0.08 LB/LB
(CALCULATED)
FLOW RATE RATIO, LB/LB
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
2-Nov-17 13-Jan-18 27-Mar-18 8-Jun-18
TIME
20-Aug-18 1-Nov-18
Furnace Improvements
Low Cost Solutions for Fired Heaters 40