{"id":1032,"date":"2020-08-12T00:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T00:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1032"},"modified":"2020-08-12T00:55:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T00:55:52","slug":"major-refinery-debottleneck","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/project\/major-refinery-debottleneck\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Refinery Debottleneck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Minimum Cost\/Minimum Interruption<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our client desired a specific increase in crude feed rate.\u00a0 The project goal was to provide the increased throughput at minimum cost and with minimum interruption to operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Designing the Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Polaris engineers performed field test runs to positively determine the capabilities and limits of the existing process equipment.\u00a0 Once this information was developed, Polaris engineers created a new processing scheme using as much of the original unit as possible.\u00a0 The new scheme repurposed a few pieces of equipment, recommissioned some existing equipment and added a pre-flash tower with associated equipment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value Added Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By understanding the performance capabilities of the existing equipment, Polaris engineers were able to offer an innovative solution which reduced the capital required to reach the client\u2019s goal of a specific feed rate.\u00a0 Working closely with the client, Polaris installed the pre-flash tower and associated equipment while the original unit continued to operate.\u00a0 This minimized the time the unit had to be down for final tie-ins.\u00a0 Instead of a wholesale replacement of the crude tower, overhead systems and heat exchanger train, engineers at Polaris added true value and found a solution which fit the client\u2019s needs best.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<i class=\"fa fa-clipboard\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Scope of Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Process Engineering<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 2006 &#8211; August 2008<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-industry\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Refining<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-map-marker\"><\/i> <strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Central, \u00a0TX[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Minimum Cost\/Minimum Interruption Our client desired a specific increase in crude feed rate.\u00a0 The project goal was to provide the increased throughput at minimum cost and with minimum interruption to operations. Designing the Solution Polaris engineers performed field test runs to positively determine the capabilities and limits of the existing process equipment.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1033,"menu_order":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-1032","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/polarisepc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}