Flexicoking vs Fluid coking vs Delayed coking

The primary advantage of the Flexicoker is that most of the heating

value of the coke product is made available as low-sulfur fuel gas.

The coke yield from a fluid coking unit is about 75 to 80% of the
coke yield from a delayed coker, and the yield of coke from a
Flexicoker is in the range of 2 to 40 wt% of the delayed coker yield.

The coke gas can be used to displace liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon
fuels in the refinery process heaters and does not have to be used
exclusively in boilers, as is the case with fluid coke.

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Flexicoking vs Fluid coking vs Delayed coking
A rough approximation:
investment for a fluid coking unit = a delayed coking unit. A
Flexicoker costs 30 - 50% more.

Operating costs for a Flexicoker are about 25 to 30% greater per

barrel of feed than for a delayed coker. The air blower in a
Flexicoker requires more power than that for a fluid coker.

Utility requirements for fluid coking and are significantly higher

than those for delayed coking primarily because of the energy
required to circulate the solids between fluid beds.