The converter effluent is introduced into a condenser unit to obtain elemental sulfur as a liquid product. Small quantities of S produced in the burner reactor may also be recovered after the waste heat boiler. Typically, three sets of converter-condenser units in series are needed to achieve 95% recovery of S in the Modified Claus Process.
Read Moreproduction is the Claus process. Claus process consists of two parts, namely thermal section and catalytic section. The thermal section includes reaction furnace and waste heat boiler, while the catalytic section consists of catalyst beds, heaters, and condensers. Figure 1 shows a conventional Claus sulfur recovery unit.
Read MoreClaus waste heat boiler economics. Part 2: mechanical considerations The design of a cost effective waste heat boiler faces many, often opposing factors affecting the performance and reliability of the exchanger. Nathan A Hatcher, Clayton E Jones, Simon A Weiland, Steven M Fulk and Matthew D Bailey Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.. T he Claus waste heat boiler lectively …
Read MoreOct 26, 2018 · Abstract Modified Claus process is the most important process that recovers elemental sulfur from H2S. The thermal stage of sulfur recovery unit (SRU), including the reaction furnace (RF) and waste heat boiler (WHB), plays a critically important role in sulfur recovery percentage of the unit. In this article, three methods including kinetic (PFR model), equilibrium …
Read MoreIt is fed to a thermal stage (combustion reactor) of a Claus Process Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) at 40 °C, 179 kPa and 5000 kmol/h. The air feed to the SRU is at 118 °C, 179 kPa. The product stream is fed to the waste heat boiler. The product stream is then separated into sulphur and other product streams.
Read MoreClaus waste heat boiler economics Part 1: process considerations Feb-2019 The design of the waste heat boiler has a critical role to play in determining process operations, reliability and economic performance in the sulphur Best practices in boiler replacement (TIA) Nov-2018
Read MoreClaus waste heat boiler economics Part 1: process considerations H igher sulphur feedstocks offer margin advantages to refiners and gas producers but with challenges to uptime met-rics and environmental constraints as downsides. To meet economic objectives, such competing require-ments must all be met reliably with-out equipment failure. One key
Read Morethe process and process economics within the range of accuracy necessary for economic evaluations Figure 4.1 Original Claus Process – configuration 18 Figure 4.2 Modified Claus Process – configuration 19 Figure 4.14 Typical configuration of a waste heat boiler 37
Read MoreJan 01, 2012 · 1. Introduction The Claus process is the most common route for recovering sulphur from acid gases coming from oil and gas desulphurization treatment. Typically, a SRU is composed of a burner, a thermal reactor (TR), a waste heat boiler (WHB) (Fig. 1) and a train of sulphur condensers and catalytic Claus reactors.
Read MoreClaus waste heat boiler economics Part 2: mechanical considerations. The design of a cost effective waste heat boiler faces many, often opposing factors affecting the performance and reliability of the exchanger. To download the full version of this article please subscribe to our Technical Library.
Read MoreWASTE HEAT BOILER. The first section of sulphur recovery units (SRU) based on Claus process is constituted of a burner, a thermal reactor and a waste heat boiler and it is designed to oxidize acid gases by air. Because of several oxidation reactions are reversible, as the gas is cooled in the boiler recombination reactions occur, modifying the heat exchange and gas composition.
Read MorePart 1 of this four-part series on "The Claus Revisited" dealt with challenges in preparing the Claus feed(s). Part 2 dealt with the front end reaction furnace and its key role in the Claus Process. In Part 3, J.B. Hyne and B. Gene Goar deal with the waste heat boiler and catalytic converters, and their essential roles in the process. Abstract
Read MoreIn a conventional modified Claus sulphur plant, hydrogen sulphide-rich gases are processed through the reaction furnace (combustion chamber) followed by the waste heat boiler. Temperatures in a Claus unit can reach up to 1,538°C when air is used in the process and up to 2,760°C when oxygen is used.
Read MoreClaus waste heat boiler economics Part 1: process considerations The design of the waste heat boiler has a critical role to play in determining process operations, reliability and economic performance in the sulphur Feb-2019 New insights into Claus waste heat boilers
Read MoreHeat is generated in boiler by combustion process of fuel. The strategy of how to recover this heat depends in part on the temperature of the waste heat gases and the economics involved. Large quantity of hot flue gases is generated from Boilers, Kilns, Ovens and Furnaces.
Read MoreThe enthalpy of the process gas exiting the TR at 1,000°C is recovered in the waste heat boiler (WHB) by rising medium-pressure or high-pressure steam. Most of the elemental sulfur formed in the thermal stage is condensed and recovered as liquid. The process gas exiting the first sulfur condenser contains unreacted H 2 S, SO 2, S, H 2 O and N
Read MoreDec 15, 2004 · In the conventional Claus process (shown in Fig. 1), Effluent gas from the reaction furnace passes through a waste heat boiler to recover heat and produce high-pressure steam. They found that the economics of single stage membrane process are likely to be competitive with alternative technologies.
Read MoreThe enthalpy of the process gas exiting the TR at 1,000°C is recovered in the waste heat boiler (WHB) by rising medium-pressure or high-pressure steam. Most of the elemental sulfur formed in the thermal stage is condensed and recovered as liquid. The process gas exiting the first sulfur condenser contains unreacted H 2 S, SO 2, S, H 2 O and N 2. This stream is directed into a …
Read MoreA retrofitted Claus plant such as that shown in FIG. 7, in which the process gas from the waste heat boiler is split, with part of the process gas stream going to a TClaus multi-stage reactor, achieves a significant increase in the quantity of H 2 S gas that can be processed. This plant has the potential for much lower cost than adding a
Read MoreWhy do waste heat boilers fail? Summary. D. Martens and M. Porter of Porter McGuffie, Inc. and L. Stern of Stern Treating & Sulphur Recovery Consulting, Inc. examine the main causes of waste heat boiler failures in Claus sulphur recovery units and discuss what lessons can be learned from past WHB failures.
Read Moreelemental sulphur, according to the Claus reaction 2 H2S + i SO 2 ~ 1.5 S 2 + 2 H20 (b) The heat generated by the reactions in the H2S burner and by cooling the gases in the waste heat boiler is used to produce steam. The gases are cooled to about 160°C so that the formed
Read Morethe process and process economics within the range of accuracy necessary for economic evaluations Figure 4.1 Original Claus Process – configuration 18 Figure 4.2 Modified Claus Process – configuration 19 Figure 4.14 Typical configuration of a waste heat boiler 37
Read Moreproductivity has increased by approximately 1.72 times. In addition, a higher amount of energy is recovered in a form of heat by heating the boiler feed water to produce both high pressure steam in the waste heat boiler and low pressure steam in 1st and 2nd sulphur condensers. Both high pressure and low pressure steam total production
Read MoreClaus waste heat boiler economics Part 1: process considerations. The design of the waste heat boiler has a critical role to play in determining process operations, reliability and economic performance in the sulphur recovery unit. NATHAN A HATCHER, CLAYTON E JONES, SIMON A WEILAND, STEVEN M FULK and MATTHEW D BAILEY. Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.
Read MoreThe waste heat boiler economics were also evaluated for the case where a different H 2 S abatement technology was used (i.e., Stretford) such that the combustion unit and boiler could be located after the H 2 S had already been removed; in this scenario, the payback on the waste heat boiler was about 12 to 17 months due to the slightly higher
Read MoreHeat absorbed by water = 0.95 Vs(t 1 − t 2)MJ s −1,. t 1 and t 2 = temperature of hot gases before and after the W.H. boiler, °C.. Total heat as steam = sensible heat in feed water + heat absorbed by water in boiler. In good practice t 2, the temperature at which the flue gases leave the boiler, may be reduced to ca.50 K above the temperature of the water in the boiler.
Read MoreWASTE HEAT BOILER. The first section of sulphur recovery units (SRU) based on Claus process is constituted of a burner, a thermal reactor and a waste heat boiler and it is designed to oxidize acid gases by air. Because of several oxidation reactions are reversible, as the gas is cooled in the boiler recombination reactions occur, modifying the heat exchange and gas composition.
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