1 Day of Lost Revenue can cost $2,000,000

The success of a refinery hinges on system availability and reliability. Shutdowns can result from trips in critical equipment such as wet gas compressors or main air blowers on fluidized catalytic cracker units. Trips in hydrogen recycle compressors for catalytic reformers can also lead to significant production losses. 

Key Challenges:

• Wet gas compressors face significant changes in inlet gas composition and require precise pressure control. 

• Stringent environmental regulations impose strict requirements on flaring.

Minimize Process Trips: 
CCC's advanced control solutions are specifically designed for FCCU optimization. Process stability is significantly improved through:

• Regenerator airflow control 

• Wet gas compressor throughput

• Fractionator/regenerator differential pressure control 

Robust differential pressure control reduces the likelihood of catalyst flow reversals and costly catalyst releases.

Increase Production: 
Precise pressure control in the fractionator overhead receiver keeps your wet gas compressor within vacuum and flare setpoints. Lowering overhead receiver pressure decreases regenerator pressure, increasing mass flow and catalyst regeneration, thereby boosting production.

Flare-less Start-ups: 
CCC antisurge and performance algorithms enhance start-up automation, eliminating wet gas flaring.

Comprehensive Refinery Control: 
CCC provides control solutions for a wide range of refinery applications, including:

• Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit: 

• Power Recovery Train

• Expander 

• Air Blower

• Motor-Generator 

• Steam Turbine

• Wet Gas Compressor 

• Residual Catalytic Cracking Unit

• Delayed Coker 

• Reformer Units

• Alkylation Units 

• Lube Oil Units

• Instrument Air Systems

Preventing one day of unplanned shutdown can save you $2 million in lost revenue. CCC's automated start-up can bring your FCCU online up to 12 hours faster while eliminating wet gas flaring entirely. 

Key Benefits:

• Reduce plant shutdowns 

• Improve plant efficiency

• Minimize risk of costly environmental fines 

• Limit wasted energy due to recycling

• Minimize flaring 

• Decrease start-up time

• Reduce noise and light pollution 

Invest in CCC’s advanced control solutions to enhance refinery operations, maximize efficiency, and minimize losses.