V. S. Thamizhan
Velavan S. Thamizhan is a Lead Technical Specialist at ADNOC Refining. He has more than 20 yr of expertise, primarily in heavy oil conversion and its downstream technologies (FCC, RFCC, ARDS and olefins). He is currently Team leader for the residue conversion team responsible for providing technical services to the RFCC, ARDS, olefins and alkylation complex of the Ruwais refinery. He earned a BTech degree in chemical engineering from NIT, Trichy, India. He is also a member of the IchemE and is a certified PMP.
RFCCU revamp to improve main fractionator gascon column performance and minimize propylene losses to refinery offgas
This article will discuss the critical parameters that could potentially affect the performance of a residue fluid catalytic cracking plant’s main fractionator and gas concentration (gascon) section columns. It will also elaborate on how the systematic troubleshooting methodology helped to solve the problems and improve column performance.
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