Fouling in refineries

"Fouling in Refineries is an important and ongoing problem that directly affects energy efficiency resulting in increased costs, production losses, and even unit shutdown, requiring costly expenditures to clean up equipment and return capacity to positive levels. This text addresses this common challenge for the hydrocarbon processing community within each unit of the refinery. As refineries today face a greater challenge of accepting harder to process heavier crudes and the ongoing flow of the lighter shale oil feedstocks, resulting in bigger challenges to balance product stability within"--OCLC.

Front Cover; Fouling in Refineries; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Biography; Chapter 1: The Concept of Fouling; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Fouling; 1.2.1. Fouling on Surfaces; 1.3. Parameters Affecting Fouling; 1.3.1. Fluid Flow Velocity; 1.3.2. Surface Temperature; 1.3.3. Surface Material; 1.3.4. Surface Roughness; 1.3.5. Fluid Properties; 1.4. Fouling Mechanisms; 1.4.1. Particles in the Feedstock; 1.4.2. Particle Formation; 1.4.3. Corrosion Fouling; 1.4.4. Aggregation and Flocculation; 1.4.5. Phase Separation; 1.4.6. Particle Deposition; 1.4.7. Deposit Growth and Deposit Deterioration.

1.5. Rate of Fouling and Fouling Factor1.5.1. Rate of Fouling; 1.5.2. Fouling Factor; 1.6. Determination of Fouling Potential; 1.6.1. Definitions and Terminology; 1.6.2. General Chemistry; 1.6.3. Test Methods; 1.6.4. Determination of Fouling Potential; 1.6.4.1. Elemental Analysis; 1.6.4.2. Density/Specific Gravity; 1.6.4.3. Volatility; 1.6.4.4. Viscosity; 1.6.4.5. Resin and Asphaltene Content; 1.6.4.6. Pour Point; 1.6.4.7. Acidity; 1.6.4.8. Metals Content; 1.6.4.9. Water Content, Salt Content, and Bottom Sediment and Water; 1.7. The Future; References; Chapter 2: Refinery Feedstocks.

2.1. Introduct…