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HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT CONTROL

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Heat Exchangers Fired Heaters

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What would be
the location of
the control
TT
valve ?

Heat Exchangers

Target stream
Non target stream
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1 DIRECT CONTROL

2 BYPASS CONTROL

Heat Exchangers
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HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT CONTROL :

DIRECT CONTROL SYSTEM
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TT TC

Hot target stream

Cold non target stream

HX CONTROL IN P&IDs : DIRECT CONTROL

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RULES FOR HX CONTROL LOOPS :

TT TC

Temperature sensor on the target outlet stream

Control valve on the non-target outlet stream

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Flow rate + Temperature

change

How is the
temperature
changing ?
TT TC

Utility HX

Hot target stream Process HX

Cold non target stream

HX CONTROL IN P&IDs : DIRECT CONTROL

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HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT CONTROL :

BYPASS CONTROL SYSTEM
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Bypass line

TT TC

Bypass line
Hot target stream
Cold non target stream

HX CONTROL IN P&IDs : BYPASS CONTROL

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Bypass line
OPTION #2

TT TC

Bypass line
Hot target stream
Cold non target stream

HX CONTROL IN P&IDs : BYPASS CONTROL

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Bypass line
OPTION #3

TT TC

Bypass line
Hot target stream
Cold non target stream

Not available
in large sizes

HX CONTROL IN P&IDs : BYPASS CONTROL

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Bypass line
OPTION #4

TT TC

PDC

Hot target stream

Cold non target stream

HX CONTROL IN P&IDs : BYPASS CONTROL

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AIR COOLER CONTROL

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1 HEAT EXCHANGER CONTROL

2 FAN CAPACITY CONTROL

A temperature signal from the outlet

stream controls the fan capacity

Air cooler
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1 HEAT EXCHANGER CONTROL

2 FAN CAPACITY CONTROL

Suction throttling

Changing the rotation speed

Changing the blade pitch

Air cooler
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Loovers

TC

HOT FEED TT

COLD FEED

Air cooler

AIR COOLER CONTROL IN P&IDs

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Loovers

Exhaust air TC

HOT FEED TT

COLD FEED

Ambient air M
Ambient air
Air cooler

AIR COOLER CONTROL IN P&IDs

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Loovers

TC

HOT FEED TT

COLD FEED

Air cooler

AIR COOLER CONTROL IN P&IDs

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Loovers

TC

HOT FEED TT

COLD FEED

Air cooler

AIR COOLER CONTROL IN P&IDs

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Loovers

TC

HOT FEED TT

COLD FEED

Air cooler

AIR COOLER CONTROL IN P&IDs

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Loovers
SPLIT 3 ranges
TC

HOT FEED TT

COLD FEED

M SC
Air cooler

AIR COOLER CONTROL IN P&IDs

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HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HEAT RECOVERY

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HEATER

Is the Temp. FEED

of the cold
stream left
uncontrolled ?

REACTOR
PRODUCTS
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HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT CONTROL :

BACK PRESSURE CONTROL
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HEAT TRANSFER RATE

FLOW RATES

Heat Exchangers
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TT TC

Heat Exchangers
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High velocity of flow

in the tubes

Poor heat transfer

VERY HIGH
PRESSURE
FEED

Pressure control
Atmospheric tank
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VERY HIGH
PRESSURE
FEED

Atmospheric tank