Start up of Alkylation Reactor R101

1 Systems Required

2 Hydrotest of the system completed

3 Flushing of the system completed
4 Leak test, Line up and Inertisation completed

Activity

5 HTLN wash
5a. HTLN wash of R101
5b. HTLN wash of V101
5c. HTLN wash of Refrigeration section-1 via spent acid pump
5d. HTLN wash of Refrigeration section-2 via spent acid pump
Total
6 Acid fill up
6a. Acid filling in R101
6b. Acid filling in V101
Total
7 Isobutane fill up
7a.Isobutane fill up in R101
7b.Isobutane fill up in V101
Total

8 Cooling down R101

9 Olefin feed cut in R101

Punch Point List

Draining of Water and HTLN from low point drains (List is
1
provided in SOP)
429-PA-03,429-PA-07,429-FL-03,429-PA-15,429-PA-
16,429-PA-27, 429-PA-18, 429-VA-01, 429-VA-02, 429-
CD-01,429-VD-01,429-BA-03

Approximate Time Required, Hrs Remarks

8
8
4
4
24

6
6
12

4
4
8
Considering reduction in temp. from
8 ambient (Appx. 32oC) to 12 oC at the rate
3oC/hr
12
Sr No Activity Time Required
8
1 Line up and Inertisation of following systems 8
Reactor 1/2 feed system no 429-PA-03. 8
Reactor/ Settler train-1 system no 429-PA-07 8
Alkylate flushing oil distribution system no 429-FL-03 8
Refrigerant compressor-1 system no. 429-PA-15 8
Refrigerant compressor-2 system no. 429-PA-16 8
Refrigerant Vapor common header 429-PA-27 8
Reactor product Caustic/ Water wash system no 429-PA-18 8
Fresh Acid make up system no 429-VA-01 8
Spent Acid/ Pump out system no 429-VA-02 8
Caustic drain system no. 429-CD-01 8
Acidic drain drain system no. 429-VD-01 8
Acid flare system no. 429-BA-03 8
Wash water system 429-WW-01 8
Isobutane common system 429-PA-24 8
Liquid refrigeration Distribution -1 system 429-PA-25 8
Liquid refrigeration Distribution -2 system 429-PA-26 8
.Reactor product Caustic / Water wash system429-PA-18 8
HP isobutane flushing oil distribution 429-FL-01 8
.LP isobutane flushing oil distribution 429-FL-02 8
Filling feed preparation train-1with HTLN. Starting at d/s of XV-014 via a start up line from run
2
down line. 2
3 Filling HTLN to R101 2
4 Testing Reactor mixers on HTLN 2
5 Filling HTLN to V101 via Pump out header 2
6 Filling P103A/B/C and Testing them on HTLN
2
7 Filling P104A/B and testing on HTLN
8 Transferring HTLN to V121/V221 using P104A/B 4
Washing of refrigeration section including Economisers, Economiser liquid pumps, Chiller shell
9 side. 4
10 Test and send HTLN from chiller shell side to R101 via P101A/B
4
11 Testing P121A/B on HTLN
12 Testing Compressor KO drum pumps with HTLN 2
13 Pumping Reactor/ Settler HTLN to slop oil system. 8
14 Draining of Water and HTLN from Reactor/ Settler and from all low drain point including chiller 4
15 Draining of Water and HTLN from Refrigeration section low drain points. 4
16 Testing P19A/B and emptying V14 to slop oil system 2
17 Filling settler accumulator with HTLN from run down line via start up line 4
18 Testing P102A/B on HTLN 2
Acid filling

1 Fill up of Acid in V101 8

2 Fill up of Acid in R101 using P103A/B/C 8

Isobutane Filling Up
1 Filling iC4 from DIB overhead to Feed preparation Train-1 4
2 Filling of iC4 in R101 8
3 Filling of iC4 in V101 8
4 isobutane filling to refrigeration section -1 8
5 Compressor start up C-120 24
Product wash section
1 Filling of Caustic in caustic Accumulator 8
2 Filling of Water in Wash water accumulator 8
3 Starting Caustic to caustic wash mixer 2
4 Starting water to water mixers 2
5 Sampling and Product out to storage 48
6 Line up of washed water to purge water stripper 8
7 Starting Refrigeration purge to DP column via DP feed pump. 4

Cooling Down Reactor and Olefin Feed cut in

1 Line up of Refrigerant from Refrigeration section to Reactor 2
2 Line up of iC4 from DIB overhead to Reactor via Feed preparation unit. 2
3 Starting Recycle Acid Flow. 2
4 Cooing down Reactor up to 12oC from ambient temperature. 8
5 Start Olefin Feed to the Reactor and stabilisation 8
Purge wash section
1 Starting Caustic to purge caustic wash mixer 2
2 Starting water to purge water mixers 2
3 line up refrigeration purge to DP column feed 4