Posted by Admin on 07/20/2010
INCREASE Performance received the contract to supply FurnaceMANAGER system on ethylene furnace at the Map Ta Phut Olefins Company, in Map Ta Phut Thailand. Map Ta Phut Olefins Company (MOC) is a joint venture between Siam Cement Company (SCC) and Dow Chemical.
The FurnaceMANAGER system, from INCREASE Performance, will be monitoring the furnace combustion area 24/7/365, monitoring tubes and burners for flame detection, temperature variations, and burner control. The images will be diagnosed through analytical software, and the results will be displayed to the control room, giving operators the necessary information to adjust the furnace conditions for best furnace optimization.
Production began in 2010 with an Ethylene capacity of 900,000 tonnes per annum (tpa), and Propylene 800,000 tpa. The cracking furnace section of the steam cracker production plant was designed, built, and installed by Technip. Technip’s furnace is based on its proprietary GK6 cracking furnace technology which allows a furnace to run on a range of feed stocks from naphtha to heavy oil. Production includes 400,000 tpa of high density polyethylene and 400,000 tpa of polypropylene. The facility was built on Dow’s long-standing business relationship with Siam Cement Company (SCC), which began in 1987, and is a series of joint venture projects between the two companies.
Posted by Admin on 05/20/2010
By Bob Dubil
We recently were asked our thoughts regarding whether it was worthwhile to consider replacing an old air preheater with one of today’s new designs. The focus of the question revolves around how much improvement in preheater efficiency can be expected. The following summarizes items to consider. Read full story »
Posted by Admin on 05/13/2010
October, 2007
International Flame Research Foundation/American-Japanese Flame Research Committees (AFRC) International Symposium, Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii
David Schmitt, President and CEO of INCREASE Performance Incorporation, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, presented a paper on the FurnaceMANAGER System, the continuous online diagnostic measurement and intelligent monitoring, various combustion burners and furnace operations. The paper also outlined how the FurnaceMANAGER provided superior flame control and flame management, tube problem assessment, and sending early warning signals to the control room.
Sept. 15, 2009
54th Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium; Calgary, Canada
Jeff Banister, who is highly specialized in Robotics Automated Systems Technology and is the Design & Technical Director at Increase Performance Incorporation, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, presented a paper discussing the FurnaceMANAGER System. This paper provides details of the early warning and safety capabilities of this intelligent camera system for monitoring furnaces.
Posted by Admin on 04/30/2010
Recently, considerable attention has been directed to the furnace combustion area, for furnace optimization and emissions limitations. New technologies are being explored to enhance optimization in all types of processing facilities.
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