Abstract
A significant reduction in energy consumption per barrel of crude oil processed has been effected at Shell Oil's Wood River, Illinois, Refinery during the past two years. Some of the projects which have resulted in reduced energy consumption are:
1. Improved furnace efficiency through closer surveillance and through installation of optimizing controllers on certain furnaces.
2. Lowered reflux-to-feed ratios on certain fractionating columns following reoptimization of operating conditions with current fuel values.
3. Additional heat exchangers purchased and installed on plants originally designed and optimized at lower fuel values.
This paper discusses examples of each of the above projects and the design principles used in developing the projects.
Recommended Citation
Marshall, J. A. and Kiehne, A. D., "Energy Saving Projects Recently Completed at a Large Petroleum Refinery" (1974). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 25, pp. 108-113.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/25
Meeting Name
1st UMR-MEC Conference on Energy Resources (1974: Apr. 24-26, Rolla, MO)
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Chemical Energy
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1974 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
26 Apr 1974
