A PRESENTATION ON QUENCH TOWER

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

M. HUSSAIN SIR ZISHAN ANSARI
(DGM ,GCU) (GRADUATE APPRENTICE,GCU-2)
KRISHNA GUPTA
(DIPLOMA APPRENICE,GCU-2
 CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Purpose of QT

 Specification of QT

 Diagram of QT

 Quench water distribution

 Quench Tower Bottoms

 Oil Water Separator - 1 & 2

 Chemical injection
 INTRODUCTION
What is Quenching
It is the rapid cooling of hot furnace effluent to avoid higher hydrocarbon
formation
It is being done in three steps
First one is in Utra selective exchanger (USX):
 Here furnace effluent at 833 Deg C from radiant coil is cooled down to 555 Deg C in
USX through boiler feed water resulting in production of steam.
Second one is in Transfer line exchanger (TLX-1 & 2):
 Here in TLX-1, cool upto 350 Deg C through BFW resulting in production of steam
 TLX-2, cool upto 205 Deg C by heating saturated feed from feed saturator
Finally the combined cracked gas effluent from the secondary TLX is
cooled at 41 Deg C by direct contact with circulating quench water in the
water quench tower
 Quench Water Tower
• It has two circulation loops
1) Pre-saturator section:
 It is the lower section of Quench tower
 Here Furnace effluent is brought to saturation point by circulating
water
 Angle iron Decks are used as it has high fouling resistance.
 Here Tar and heavy HC are being condensed and washed down.
2) Condensation Section:
 It is the Upper section of Quench tower
 Here ten no. of Chimney trays are being used
 Here Dilution Steam (injected in feed) and pyrolysis gasoline are being
condensed.
 Here pyrolysis gasoline are being condensed and washed down.
 PURPOSE OF QT

• To cool the furnace effluent to a temperature

suitable for
compression.
 Quenching of the gas provides lower suction
temperature to CG compressor and also reduces
the compressor load (Rated power of MHI CG
Compressor, 110-KA-300 is 8.5*5 MW) in terms of
power requirement
• to recover low level heat from the cracked gas.
• To condense the tar & heavy Hydrocarbons
• To wash down the coke fines & the majority of tars
• To condense dilution steam & pyrolysis gasoline
 SPECIFICATION OF QUENCH TOWER

• Equipment No. : 110-CC-220

• Supplier: M/s HDO, Technologies, Mumbai
• Design/Test Pressure (Kg/cm2,g): 3.5/4.7
• Design Temp (Deg C): 200
• Volume (M3): 640
• Empty Wt (MT): 170
• ID (mm): 5300
• Height (mm): 27200 (TL to TL)
 Quench Water Tower CG, 41 Deg C, 0.5 Kg/cm2
To CG Compressor
(110-CC-220)
Cooled Quench Water
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PA-310, 1st stage Suction KOD

Condensation HP BFW EE-226
Section A TO H
From LP Stripper Vent, LP
(PSV of EE 272,271, 270, Steam
260, GN 240, PA 260)
Quench Water

From PA-931, Hot Flare KOD (8”)

xxxxxx
xxxxxx 110-PA-222 A/B/C
From PA-220 LP Balance line
Steam
Presaturation
Furnace effluent :- 185 Deg C,.6 Kg/cm2 Section

PA-320, 210, 224

Heavier bottom to oil water VV-221

separator 1 (VV-221)
 Quench Water Tower
• Main Stream (Process fluid)
 Inlet: 54” Furnace Effluent at 185 Deg C & 0.6 kg/Cm2 pr (187mt/hr)
from bottom (Upward flow) covering both section of Quench tower
 Outlet: 48” cracked Gas at 41 Deg C & 0.5 kg/Cm2 pr (121mt/hr) from
the top of Quench Tower to 1 st stage suction KOD (110-VV-310) of CG
Compressor
• Main Stream (Quench Water)
 Inlet: 24”Chilled quench water sprayed from top of the QT in
condensation loop Outlet: 24” heated QW from bottom of condensation
loop to suction of quench water pump PA-222A/B/C)
 Inlet: 3”Chilled quench water sprayed from top of the bottom Section
 Inlet: 8” oily water, sprayed at the top of pre-saturation loop, from
discharge of pump PA-220A/B
 QUENCH WATER DISTRIBUTION (110-P-15)
CG, 41 Deg C, 0.5
QW RETURN HEADER Kg/cm2

EE-226
A-H

TV-
21801
EE- 370 EE-540
EE-106 A/B
A/B
CC-220
VV-222
BYPASS

EE-225
PV-
21602
EE-107

EE-339
110-PA-222 A/B/C
 QUENCH WATER DISTRIBUTION

Medium
Equipment
1) 110-EE-339 (Caustic Preheater)
As Preheating media
2) 110-EE-107 (Propane vaporiser)

1) 110-EE-540A/B (C3 Splitter Reboiler)

As reboiling media 2) 110-EE-370A/B (C2 Stripper Reboiler)

3) 110-EE-106 (Ethane feed superheater)

1) 110-CC-220 (Quench Water Tower)

As Cooling media 2) 110-VV-222 (oil water separator No.2)

3) Presaturator section of Q Tower

Cooling through 110-EE-226 A to H (8 No. Quench water cooler) by CW

Heated Through 110-EE-225 (Quench water Heater) by LP steam

PDV Used 110-PDV-21602

TV Used 110-TV-21801
 Quench Tower Bottoms (110-P-16 & 17)
( Tar and heavy oil separation )
i) Water & HC mix. from bottom of QT is fed into oil water separator-1 (VV-221).
ii) Flow accomplished by Gravity. It is a horizontal cylindrical vessel.
iii) Two no. of vertical baffles are located near the end of the separator (110-VV-221)
iv) 1st baffle is known as tar baffle.
v) Feed in the separator rises to a height upto 50% of Vessel Dia.
vi) All the heavy material settle down to the bottom of this compartment
vii) Therefore next compartment will be free from Tar compounds
viii) Tar compound contains naphthenic, asphaltic and polymerizable content which have very
high fouling tendency in the exchanger. So their separation from the system is essential.
ix) There is no pump suction on tar side of the 1st baffle.
x) Tar/Heavy oils transferred to Tar Disposal separator No. 1 (VV-250) , an automated time
cycle blow down system at bottom of VV-221 .
xi) Tar & Heavy oil has been transferred from VV-221 to VV-250 by pressure differential
through a electrically heat traced line.
 Oil/ Water separator No. 1 (110-VV-221)

From Bottom
of QT

Tar/ Water to VV-250

To Slop Oil
To QT drum (OSBL)

PA-221A/B
PA-220A/B
 Quench Water Bottom (110-P-16 & 17)
Pyrolysis gasoline separation

i) Water and HC interface occurred in between 1st and 2nd baffles.

ii) HC layers overflow the 2nd baffle of VV-221
iii) Pyrolysis gasoline pump (110-PA-221 A/B) are provided to take the suction
from overflow chamber.
iv) Finally Pyrolysis gasoline is disposed off to slop oil drum (OSBL).

Recovery of Water

i) In between two baffles of VV-221, separated water is being

accumulated.
ii) Pre-saturator Circulation pumps (PA-220 A/B) are there to take suction
from this bottom
iii) Finally the discharged water is sent to the top of bottom loop (Pre-
saturator loop) of Quench Tower as spray.
 Oil/ Water separator No. 2 (110-VV-222)

To VV-221 ( Gasoline)
Quench water
fro m PA-222

To DOX for processing

GN-240

To VV-210

To DOX

To VV-250
 Chemical Injection A) Emulsion Breaker (110-XX-202)
1. Emulsion Breaker Injection Drum (110-VV-202)
2. Emulsion Breaker Injection Pump (110-PA-202A/B)
3. Dosed to suction line of 110-PA-222A/B/C (Q Water Pump)
4. Dosed to inlet line of 110-VV-221 (Oil water separatoe-1)
5. Drum Pump will be operated by Plant air
6. Metallic Hose will be supplied by Vendor/ hose will have quick coupling facility
RM202

DM Water Chemical fill connection

LT

To Suction of PA-222 A/B/C

110-VV-202 PA-202A

PA-202B
To VV-221
Injection Package A) Quench Neutralization (110-XX-240)

1. Emulsion Breaker Injection Drum (110-VV-2402)

2. Emulsion Breaker Injection Pump (110-PA-240A/B)
3. Dosed to suction line of 110-PA-222A/B/C (Q Water Pump)
4. Dosed to inlet line of 110-VV-221 (Oil water separatoe-1)
5. Drum Pump will be operated by Plant air
6. Metallic Hose will be supplied by Vendor/ hose will have quick coupling facility
RM240

DM Water Chemical fill connection

LT

To Suction of PA-222A/B/C
PA-240A
110-VV-240

PA-240B To VV-221
SAFETY MEASURES FOR QUENCH TOWER

 Proper use of personal protective like helment

and safety shoes is important as height is far
more than normal height.
 The temperature of quench tower must not
exceed the design temperature and pressure.
 Use of gloves while opening and closing of
valves,and also during dosing of chemicals.
 Use of safety googles at the of sampling and
dosing is imporant part of safety.
 Proper house keeping should be maintained.