Asset Performance Diagnostics for Improving Operation Efficiency of Ethylene Cracking Furnaces
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This paper describes a case study of improving the asset performance of ethylene cracking furnaces through energy saving by Yokogawa’s Asset Performance Diagnostics service, one of the services of Plant Asset Effectiveness Optimization Services, InsightSuiteAE. During regular maintenance of ethylene cracking furnaces, steam and air are supplied to tubes for decoking to burn and remove coke which may degrade the performance of the furnaces. Steam and air are usually supplied irrespective of the amount of coke deposited in the tubes. However, Yokogawa’s Fault Monitoring Diagnostics included in the Asset Performance Diagnostics service can quantify and visualize the amount of deposited coke and can eliminate wasteful steam supply, thus saving energy. Yokogawa is providing maintenance plans based on this solution.
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