SRT ® Pyrolysis Furnace Module

The SRT® Short Residence Time pyrolysis furnace than any other process licensor. The SRT technol-
Overview module from Lummus Technology was devel-
oped in the mid-1960s as a response to growing
ethylene demand and the need for selectivity to
olefins, consistent with long run lengths and high
on-stream time. Since the first SRT I was devel-
oped, the design has evolved, culminating in
the SRT VI design. It features a unique 2-pass
radiant coil design that is mechanically simple and
easy to operate. Olefin yields are consistently
high for all feedstocks.
Plants that use SRT technology currently
represent about 40% of worldwide ethylene
capacity. In the last decade, Lummus has built and
commissioned more ethylene cracking furnaces
ogy consistently achieves designed capacity, meets
yield guarantees, and operates for long run lengths
(greater than 50 days) between coil decokings.
The furnace module features a single-stage
transferline exchanger designed for high capac-
ity, low pressure drop, and maximum thermal
efficiency. This patented “Quick Quencher”
design has no tube sheet and provides long run
times between mechanical cleanings.
Many designs feature gas turbine integration
with the furnace to significantly improve the plant
energy balance. Recent projects are equipped
with low NOx burners or catalytic DENOX to
improve emissions.

Process Features Client Benefits

Advantages
Radiant coil design: ■ Small inlet tubes Higher selectivity to olefins ■ high capacity per coil
■ Large outlet tubes ■long run length ■ simple mechanical design
Quick Quencher Transferline Exchanger No tube sheet ■ low residence time ■ low cost
■ long runs

Simple tube hanging system Lower cost ■ reliable operation

Venturi flow control Improves conversion control ■ evens flow distribution
Floor firing Fewer burners ■ lower cost
Low NOx burners Reduces emissions
BASF on-line decoking Less maintenance ■ longer tube life ■ reduces emissions
Gas turbine integration Significant energy improvement
Heavy oil processing system (HOPS) Provides capability to crack heavy NGL

Pyrolysis yields wt % Ethane Propane Full Range Naphtha Light AGO

Performance Hydrogen 3.93 1.56 0.91 0.63
Characteristics Methane 3.82 25.30 15.70 11.20
Acetylene 0.43 0.64 0.78 0.47
Ethylene 53.00 39.04 30.80 26.50
Ethane 35.00 3.94 3.30 3.40
MAPD 0.06 0.53 1.00 0.80
Propylene 0.89 11.34 14.00 13.40
Propane 0.17 5.00 0.28 0.25
C4 s 1.59 5.39 8.70 8.80
C5+ 1.11 7.26 24.53 34.55
TOTAL 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
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The feedstock is first heated in the convection
Process section under flow control to each coil. Dilution
Description steam is then added to each coil on flow control
such that a constant steam-to-oil ratio is main-
tained. The total mix is further heated in the
convection section before entering the radiant
section. The feedstock is distributed to the parallel
tubes in the first pass of the radiant coil via critical
flow venturis. The effluent from the radiant coils
is sent to the TLEs.
The TLEs generate super-high-pressure steam
via a thermosyphon system connected to a com-
mon steam drum for each heater. The boiler
feedwater to the steam drum is preheated in the
convection section of the cracking heater. The
steam generated is superheated in a superheater
coil integrated with the convection section of the
heater. To control the superheater outlet tempera-
ture, the coil design allows for boiler feedwater
injection into the partially superheated steam.
After the water injection, the steam is returned to
the convection section for final superheating to
the desired temperature.
The fresh feed TLE effluents are oil quenched
with individual quench fittings at the TLE outlets.
The effluent from recycle cracking is not quenched,
and additional heat is recovered in a secondary
TLE.
The source of combustion oxygen for the
cracking heaters is a combination of ambient air
and gas turbine exhaust. The gas turbine drives an
electrical generator and is fired by methane offgas.
The decoking design includes steam-air
decoking of the radiant coil and air-only decoking
of the TLE. On-line decoking of the TLE offers
several mechanical, maintenance and capacity
advantages over conventional TLE hydrojetting.
Decoking effluent is sent directly to the firebox for
combustion. This approach has been used in
designs since 1978.

Pyrolysis Pyrolysis Heater Configuration SRT VI Coil

Configuration
Heater Convection
Configuration, Section
Feed
SRT Coil BFW
Configuration,
and Quick
Quencher Dilution
Steam

Steam

Radiant
Section

Quenched Quick
Raw Quencher
Product

Lummus Technology
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11/01/07