Fluid cokers

Conducted cold flow testing to improve the hydrodynamics of fluid coker operation
Performed cold flow modeling of the Cold Coke Transfer Line (CCTL) and Scouring Coke Transfer Line (SCTL) to improve the understanding the operation of the standpipes in these lines
Investigated improved standpipe inlet configuration (call a sore thumb) for the CCTL
Designed a largely horizontal cold coke transfer line to eliminate saltation and its associated vibration in the line
Investigated solids maldistribution in parallel cyclones to help understand uneven coking of coker parallel cyclones
Investigated the loading and variability of solids loading to the cyclones
Demonstrated the mechanism of cyclone fouling and improved the designs
J. McMillan, F. Shaffer, B. Gopalan, J.W. Chew, C. Hrenya, R. Hays, et al., Particle Cluster Dynamics During Fluidization, Chemical Engineering Science. 100 (2013) 39–51.
C.B. Solnordal, K.J. Reid, L.P. Hackman, R. Cocco, J. Findlay, Modeling Coke Distribution above the Freeboard of a FLUID COKING Reactor, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 51 (2012) 15337–15350.

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