AVU & SR-LPG Treatment Unit

Paradip Refinery
DATE:14.05.2023
Topic Covered:
Fire incident at VDU Pass 3
During opening control valve bypass

Faculty: MD ARIF
Training Session Attended By:
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Discussion Points:

 Bypass i/v started to open slowly and C/V slowly closed from DCS
 Bypass i/v started leaking slowly and vibration started.
 It was tried to close the valve but vibration as well as leak increased
 Fire caught on leaked RCO
 Gradually leak as well as fire increased
 Fire tender was at site , tried to put off fire.
 Fire fighting continued for ½ an hour.
 It is decided to cut off flow from P07ABC to F002. Firing cut off done at F002 manually to
minimum.
 Furnace is bypassed for tripping at VDU pass low flow.
 Fully Closed, FG and FO control valves, CV IVS isolated, by pass is closed for FG CV lines.
 Physically isolated all FO and FG burners. Only pilot kept at line.
 Accordingly VDU feed (RCO) diverted to VR route thru P07ABC-E127F-K/E227F-K –E126-TO VR
tank. P07ABC TO VDU furnace I/V isolated.

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 And VR from P25ABC I/L, O/L isolated.
 Stripping steam to VDU column body valve isolated.
 Superheating Coil O/L diverted to local venting for LP steam, later MP steam.
 VDU bottom emptied by P25A/B/C thru E127A-E/227A-E to VR RD.
 Ejector steam stopped and vacuum breaking started. N2 opened at C7.
 Emergency steam introduced slowly up to @ 7T/Hr in all passes, Ensuring coil purging steam is
dry. continued until I/L, O/L
Pressure/temperature equalizes, for 1 hour.
 Velocity steam stopped.
 LP/MP steam from E151ABC/E251AC/E149/E150 TO F002 isolated.
 Ejector steam stopped and vacuum breaking started.
 MP steam I/V increased to full for coil purging.
 Coil purging steam route–C7-E53/54-V13.
 Additional P28 started on requirement,
 Gland packing of P#3 done.
 Plant is resumed afterwards by VDU bottom to Bottom Circulation thru P25ABC-E127A-K to
increase temperature up to 250 C, later on P07ABC to F002 integrated.
 Plant stabilized within 16 hrs.

Difficulties faced during Emergency Handling

1. Fire did not get put off until pass flow line pressure reduces.
2. Pass flow main header depressurized thru P24-RCO line bypass (modified line), and
depressurized to V613.
3. Most Emergency steam XZV did not get opened without Instrument Maint. Intervention.
4. Fire tender approach for firefighting was inconvenient.

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