Fluid catalytic cracking in the oil & gas industry

Cracking of long chain hydrocarbons

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is a process where the long chain hydrocarbon molecules in the lighter gas oil streams from the distillation columns are broken down into shorter molecules. In this way the feedstock produces mainly gasoline (known as petrol in Europe), and not diesel. Where there is a high demand for diesel fuel, this FCC process would not be used.

Requirements

  • Continuous measurement to adjust level in the separator
  • Varying levels of oil and water

Requirements

  • Could be very high temperature
  • Process control

Requirements

  • Process control

Requirements

  • Improve efficiency of separation process
  • Prevent overfill of distillation column

Requirements

  • High temperature
  • Process control

Requirements

  • Determine interface between slurry and fuel oil
  • Prevent contamination

Requirements

  • Determine the performance of the process
  • Agressive medium

Requirements

  • Maintain mass balance
  • Process control

Requirements

  • Process control
  • Fluid contains traces of hydrocarbons
  • Agressive medium

Requirements

  • Visualisation and monitoring of critical processes
  • Control of reporting, trends and alarm handling
  • Statistical evaluation of measurement data
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