AIChE 58th Annual Safety in Ammonia Plants and Related Facilities Symposium – August 25-29, 2013 – Frankfurt, Germany
Introduction
Burner retrofits in downfired applications have proven to be challenging projects due to burner spacing requirements and resulting effects on burner flame quality
As the stringent environmental regulations continue to increase in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), there is a need to replace previous generations of burners with ultra-low NOx burners
Zeeco’s latest Ultra-Low NOx Free-Jet burner was selected to replace the 234-burner steam methane reformer
GLSF-7 and GLSF-10 Free-Jet Burners
Storage tanks
Glycol dehydrators
Glycol dehydrator thermal oxidizer
Natural gas well operations at well site
Compressor stations
GLSF-7GLSF-10
Conclusion
The GLSF-7 and GLSF-10 Downfired Free-Jet Burners installed in the methanol reformer resulted in a decrease in NOx emissions
After the Zeeco Free-Jet Burners were installed, the NOx emissions from the methanol reformer were consistently below 43 ng/J, meeting the KSA’s emissions requirements
