Water and steam control system of petroleum refinery

Abstract

Water and steam play very important roles to utilize for heating, cooling, and mass exchange and reaction in refinery production. So application of an appropriate water and steam control system to save water and steam can tremendously reduce production cost. A water and steam control system based on a novel method and architecture is presented in this paper. Its application and capability is validated.Index Terms-utility system, water and steam control system, refinery I. INTRODU CTIONRefineries , chemical , petrochemical and pulp-and-paper plants apply utility systems as a means to do work, to heat, to cool, to refine and process raw materials into final products. The utility systems also serve as general vehicle to safely transport and exchange energy and "work " capacity throughout the plant. Due to the complex, integrated and distributed nature of the utility systems, it is typically challenging to comprehend what is dynamically happening in the systems and to identify and act on opportunities for savings or improvement in a timely manner.