98/01954 Energy management in fluidized catalytic cracking process

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 179
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Cracking Process

Design of Controllers for a Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Process

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (7) ◽  
pp. 875-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Pandimadevi ◽  
P. Indumathi ◽  
V. Selvakumar
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Cracking Process

Modeling of a fluidized catalytic cracking process

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2-7) ◽  
pp. 1681-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
In-Su Han ◽  
Chang-Bock Chung ◽  
James B. Riggs
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Cracking Process

An Investigation of Multicomponent Droplet Vaporization in Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Risers

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Bowman ◽  
C. Q. Zhou ◽  
S. L. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Oil Refining ◽  
Reacting Flow ◽  
Droplet Vaporization ◽  
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Riser Reactor ◽  
Riser Flows ◽  
Cracking Process

Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) oil refining technology converts heavy feed oil into lighter, more valuable components using hot catalysts in a riser reactor. The interphase mixing, vaporization, and chemical reactions are the controlling processes inside the FCC riser. The interactions between the feed oil spray and the gas/solid flow determine the final products of the cracking process, and ultimately the profitability of the FCC unit. A three-phase reacting flow computational fluid dynamic (CFD) code, ICRKFLO, has been developed for the simulation of FCC riser flows. In this study, ICRKFLO is used to simulate a low profile FCC riser. A low profile riser has a shorter residence time than standard FCC risers, and the modeling of the droplet vaporization process is of great importance. Because feed oil is composed of many hydrocarbon components, each of which vaporize at a different temperature, a new vaporization model is developed to include multicomponent vaporization of a droplet. The model allows the boiling point temperature of the droplets to vary as the vaporizing droplet loses mass to the gaseous phase. Comparison between the existing and new models shows a significant change in gasoline yields at the riser exit.

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