18-Dowtherm HT Fluids

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Additional Gas Treating

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Gas Treating Seminar
Second November
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November 2014 Gas Treating Seminar
Jakarta,
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DOWTHERM Heat Transfer Fluids
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Agenda
Introduction: Heat Transfer Fluid
Dow HTF Portfolio and Selection

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Dow HTF On Line Fluid Property
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Thermal Stability
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Design consideration
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Service and Support
Application
Case Study
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Introduction of Heat Transfer Fluids

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What are heat transfer fluids ?
A medium capable of providing efficient heat transfer at operating
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temperatures from one place to another.
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Second level Expansion Tank
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USER Fourth level
(Reactor) Fifth level
Heater
or
Chiller
PUMP

Why use Heat Transfer Fluids?
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High Temperature Master
Heat Supply up title style
to 400 C
Connects between heat demands and a fired heater
Alternatives:
Second
Direct level
fired heater
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Electric level
heater
Steam (<300
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Beneficial area
If design pressure of <10 BarG is preferred
Where fresh water is scarce (e.g. desert)
Cold climate where water could freeze (e.g. Sakhalin Island)
Where precise temperature control is required (e.g. fiber spinning)
For distributed multiple heat demands

Why use Heat Transfer Fluids?
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Low Temperature Master
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Connects between cooling demands and a refrigerator or a cooling tower
Alternatives:
Direct
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refrigeration
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Cooling level water
tower
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Beneficial area Fifth level
Where fresh water is scarce (e.g. desert)

Cold climate where water could freeze (e.g. Sakhalin Island)
For distributed multiple cooling demands
For cooling demands with various temperature (e.g. pharmaceutical)

Why Synthetic Fluids?
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Synthetic editOffer
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Benefits
Reduced capital costs due to:
Lower surface area in heat exchangers
Reduced heatlevel
Second exchanger fouling during operation
Lower heater
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Lower heat stress
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Reduced fluid degradation
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Lower operating costs due to lower make-up rates

Longer fluid life
Reduced fluid degradation
Faster start-up time

High heat capacities lead to reduced heat-up time

Dowtherm Heat Transfer Fluid

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DOWTHERM Products
Synthetic Organic
DOWTHERM A, G, RP, MX, Q, T, J HTTF
- Aromatic molecular structure High
- low but mainly high temperature applications (-80 to +400C) Temperature
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Silicone basedlevel
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SYLTHERM 800,
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- Polydimethyl
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- high & low temperature applications (-100 to +400C)
LTTF
Glycol based fluids (Low temperature thermal fluids = LTTF) Low
DOWTHERM / DOWFROST / DOWCAL Temperature
- EG/ PG + Corrosion inhibitors + water Thermal
- mostly low temperature applications (-25 to +170C) Fluid

Markets / Applications
Chemical Fiber O&G
PET fiber Natural gas processing
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Carbon Fiber
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Re-boilers/feed heaters in
New Energy refineries
Concentrated Solar Power Offshore platforms
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Poly-silicon(PV)
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LNG plants/LNG terminal
Chemical Processing
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Coal gasification
Formaldehyde
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Fifth level Heat recovery/furnace preheat
Nylon 6
Floating production units (FPSO)
Polypropylene
Sulfur recovery
Nylon 6,6
Polystyrene Mechanical Heating
Alpha olefins Calendar roles for paper making
Pharmaceutical Environmental test chambers
Multi-purpose pharmaceutical plants

DOWTHERM, SYLTHERM Fluids
Recent Project Awards
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- DOWTHERM Q High Temperature
- DOWTHERM SR-1 Low Temperature
Southeast
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Southeast Asia Gas DOWTHERM T
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Middle East Lube Oil Plants SYLTHERM 800
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Pertamina- Talisman
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Gas - Jambi Merang
PEMEX Offshore Platforms
Samyang Oil Co
British Gas Tunisia
PTT Production Chatuchak Bangkok
Southeast Asia Oil Pipeline Dowtherm 4000

Dows Heat Transfer Fluid Products
Dows Oil & Gas Team can assist with fluid selection

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DOWTHERM A
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Most stable organicMaster title style
fluid available
Highest use temperature (400 C)
Liquid andMaster
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Eutectic
Thirdmixture
level of Diphenyl Oxide and Diphenyl
Used in production of Nylon, PET fiber, PET resin,
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Formaldehyde, Vegetable oil, Solar, Refineries, Lube

stock, PAO, GTL
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DOWTHERM RP
Best thermal
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Maximum use temperature 350 C
Pumpable to -5 C
Does not form tar or high boiling degradation products
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Physical properties
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Used to produce: PET resin, PET film, PTA, PA, DMT,
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Caprolactam, Phenol, Polycarbonate, Polystyrene, Refineries,

LNG, Offshore platforms

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DOWTHERM Q
Best value
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Used to 330 C
Better
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Better
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level properties than hot oils
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No heat level to -35 C
tracing
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Need pressurization above 265 C

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Uses: LNG, Off shore Platforms, Heat recovery,

Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Topping units, Asphalt,
Refineries

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DOWTHERM T
Synthetic
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Hot Oils
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Optimum economic bulk operating temperature 288 C
No steam tracing required to -10 C
Liquid phase operation only
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Does not
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Used: Offshore, FifthGas
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SYLTHERM 800
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Can be used from -40 C to 400 C
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Fluid life > 10 years at 400 C
Low toxicity
No odor level
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Non-fouling Fourth level
Used in: Pharmaceutical
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Ind., Food/Beverage Ind., Lube Oil
Recycling, Polymer Processing, Carbon Fiber
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SYLTHERM XLT
Used from -100 C to 260 C
Non
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Physical properties allow it to be used in place of
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chlorinated solvents
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Used in pharmaceutical applications, Single fluid
heating and cooling, Environmental test chambers
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Dow
ThirdHTF
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FluidFileTM

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FLUIDFILE software On-line fluid selection program and properties calculator

http://www.dow.com/heattrans/fluidfile/fluidfile.htm

FluidFileTM

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This is the home page of the website

The main items are Products, Literature, Support and Access to FluidFile
Software

FluidFileTM Products Page

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FluidFileTM Literature Page

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There is brochure, TDS and engineering guideline of Dowtherm HTF

FluidFileTM Access to FluidFile Software

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This is using the Fluidfile software and the basic instruction of using Fluidfile. In this
software, there are section on about Dow fluids and Calculate fluid properties

FluidFileTM Access to FluidFile Software

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This is the Calculate Fluid Properties of various HTF. The properties can be
a temp range and easily transferred to excel spreadsheet.


A Critical
Second level Property -- Thermal
Third level
Stability
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A Critical Property --Thermal Stability
Advanced Thermal Stability Leads to Benefits
A function of fluid chemistry and operation temperature
Determines maximum use temperature
Ultimately
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Fluid Degradation
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Primary measure of thermal
Fifth level stability
Working Definition: The rate of decomposition of supplied fluid to

degradation products, typically low boilers and high boilers.
Low boilers: Degradation products with a boiling point lower than the parent
fluid
High boilers: Degradation products with a boiling point higher than the parent
fluid

DOWTHERM
High boilers & tars from a Hot Oil in a Shell and Tube Exchanger
Based on quality of
products:
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Fluids degrade at
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different rates
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Influences make-up
rates
Influences fouling and
solid deposition rates

Thermal Degradation of Hot Oils
C H4
+ many other low boiling
C H3 (C R 2)n compounds
C H3
C 3H 8
which are vented from the

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Hydrogen or
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Fifth level + high boilers, which remain in the system and lead
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to fouling and coking. M>N
C H3 (C R 2)m C H3
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(C H 2)n C H3

Thermal Degradation of DOWTHERM A Fluid

OH

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DOWTHERM A fluid Low Boiling Compounds

73% Diphenyl oxide
27% Biphenyl
High Boiling Compounds

Thermal Degradation of DOWTHERM RP

C H3

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C H3
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Dowtherm RP Fifth level
No high boilers
No fouling
Low boilers

Dowtherm* RP Fluid
Non-volatile Residue after 1500 hours at 345 C
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DIN 51528
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DOWTHERM RP Fluid Thermal Stability
1500 hours at 345 C per DIN 51528
Dowtherm* RP fluid Partially Hydrogenated
Terphenyl (PHT)
Low boilers,
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% 7.90 10.49
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Non Volatileresidue
Fourth level 0.05 1.64
Total Degradation, % level
Fifth 8.0 12.3

Thermal Stability of Liquid Phase Fluid
Ther m al Stability of " Liquid" Phas e Fluids

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Temperature, C
Dowtherm RP
Partially Hydrogenated Terphenyls
Dibenzyl Toluene

Thermal Stability
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Dowtherm Q
1 H
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J
Very little degradation at 270C
Degradation Rate, wt.%/Week
H B Estimate <100 kg/year of low

0.1
Second
H level J
B boilers for 800 m3 system
H Third level J Primary Low Boiling
H Fourth level B
0.01 J degradation products are
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B toluene and other alkylated
J B Dowtherm Q
B
aromatics
0.001 J Negligible benzene formed due
J Dowtherm MX
B to molecular structure and
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0.0001 B H Dowtherm T degradation pathway
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Thermal Stability
Ther m al Stability

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Temperature, C
Dowtherm A Dowtherm Q Dowtherm T
Dowtherm G Dowtherm MX Dowtherm J
Dowtherm RP

DOWTHERM Fluids Much Higher Stability and
Longer Life vs Hydrocarbon Hot Oils

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0.1 Fourth level fluids Very Low
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Temperature, C
Dowtherm* Q Synthetic White Mineral Oil
Dowtherm MX Mineral Oil
Mineral Oil


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Design Consideration
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Dows Heat Transfer Fluid Products
Dows Oil & Gas Team can assist with fluid selection

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Critical Items at HTTF Systems

Pumps (mechanical seals)
Piping System and Gaskets (material compatibility and piping)
Valves
Proper
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design
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Insulation
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Heater design Fourth level
Regulations: Fifth level
- Pressure vessel regulation
- ATEX (1999/92/EG)
- Seveso II Directive 96/82/EG

Equipment
Electricaltoclassification
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NFPA electrical classification for high temperature
operation
Class 1,level
Second Division 2, Group D
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Pumps
Centrifugal process pumps
centerline mounted
Canned pumps
Magnetic driveMaster
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Magnetic drive or Canned pump
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Generally a trade off oflevel
Fourth added leak protection
vs. long term cost to
own
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Both mag drive and canned designs available
for the majority of high temperature system
conditions
Susceptible to failure due to heat build up
from cavitation or solids in the fluid
Longer time between failure possible (4+
years)

PUMPS Trouble With Mechanical Seals

Improper seal alignment upon installation
Can minimize with cartridge seals
Improper choice of internals
insure that any elastomer choice is chemically
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compatible, and rated for the operating temperature
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Is the seal flush cool enough?
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Piping System
Piping Gasket
Welded runs are best protection Graphite filled spiral wound with
against leaks where this is external centering ring and inner ring
practical preferred
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125 - 250level
RMS finish gasket is not recommended, but has
Generally, class 300 required
Third level been used successfully - note that
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Class 150 levelunder certain
possible without compression, DOWTHERM
conditions Fifth level fluid will often delaminate sheet
graphite gaskets.
Mica filled spiral wound has also
been used

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Valves
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Gates
Globes
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Second Stem Ball Valve
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Stem seals Fifth level
Flexible graphite
Live load for lower emission operation
Bellows (often 321 stainless) with graphite packing
Can use epoxy leak repair for last resort, one time, on-line
leak stop when repacking not an option

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Material Compatibility
METALS: all common metals (e.g., carbon steel, stainless steel, copper,
bronze, aluminum, etc.)
Prefer
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PLASTICS: Third
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most commons plastics
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RUBBERS: To avoid at elevated
Fifth level temperatures (harden, shrink)
- Fluorosilicone:-73 to 177C
- Expanded PTFE (Gore-Tex): -268 to 288C
- Graphite (Grafoil): -200 to 870C
- Fluorocarbon rubber (Viton): -29 to 232C

Expansion Tank
Main Functions:
a) Balance
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b) Increase NPSH for pumps
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c) Strip out water
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d) Strip out gases and volatiles from fluid degradation
Correct design is very important

Expansion Tank Design
Sizing:
- 1.3 times volume expansion of
fluid (DIN 4754)
- can be same volume as HTF system
- ~ level at min. temp. &

level at max.
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High point design (NPSH)
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Horizontal vessel(s)
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HTF main stream inlet and exit
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N2 blanket (avoid oxidation)
N2 inlet and vent exit opposite
Low setting of N2 inlet regulator (e.g. 1 barg)
allows less N2 consumption, less N2 dissolvability
and less HTF losses
Vent regulator set pressure > HTF vapor
pressure

HEATER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
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film temperature
rise = 30 C
Average heat flux = 35,000 w/m
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63,000
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w/m
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Number of passes and tube
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configuration Fifth level
horizontal Vs. vertical
tubes spaced Vs. tight pack

Bypass Filter
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to protect against erosion
improve system reliability Conditions:
Second level - conti. flow
Third level
Fourth level - 10 stainless steel filter
Fifth level
- 10 % flow
Pump Filter
Filter
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INSULATION
Low surface area insulation
(closed cell) recommended for
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Second level and pumps)
Third level Foam Glass
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Can use standard insulation for
long pipe runs
Mineral wool or fiberglass
Use weep ring to separate from low
surface area insulation

Fireproof Insulation Sketch

WELDED
RING
FOAM GLASS
INSULATION

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MINERAL
Third level FLANGE
WOOL
INSULAITON
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PIPE

Contamination and Effect on Fluid
Main Contaminants
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WATER
ORGANICS
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Effect of Water
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Pump Cavitation Effect of Organic Contaminants
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Freezing problems (cold systems)
Fifth level Trace amounts of mono-ethylene-
Corrosion, especially in vapor phase glycol (MEG) in a vapor system
Excessive system pressure Massive corrosion in several
months
Non-condensables, vapor systems


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Dow Technical Service and Support
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Dow Technical Service and Support
Reliability: Safely mastering complex
chemical product
Logistic design per plant
EH&S Focus
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Full Technical Service Offering:
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Technical support priorlevel
Fourth plant fill and during
whole plant lifetime Fifth level
Design support for the Heat Transfer Fluid
circuit
Degradation simulation support
Maintenance service: plant procedures, regular
analysis, regeneration services.

Analytical Analysis - Typically done annually

Test Action
Low & High Boilers
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Flash point
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Viscosity Fifth level
Water Content Vent

Gas Chromatogram Contamination
Residue Evap./Filtered
pH 5.0 to 8.0
Contamination Clean & Change

Example of lab report

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Application of HTF
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O & G Applications

Natural gas processing
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Re-boilers/feed heaters in refineries
Offshore
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Biofuel Production
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LNG plants/LNG
Fourth level terminal
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Coal gasification
Heat recovery/furnace preheat
Floating production units (FPSO)
Sulfur recovery

Natural Gas / LNG
HTTFs
Heat
Gas wells recovery
Condensate &
FRACTIONATION unit
water removal
TRAIN
Deethanizer
Depropanizer
NG acid gas Debutanizer
HTTFs
removal Flue gas
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turbine
Second
Dehydration and level
Mercury removal
Third level LNG shipment
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NITROGEN NG Liquefaction LNG storage

REJECTION Cryogenic process
Absorption processes
Adsorption processes
LNG regasification LTTFs
FRACTIONATION
TRAIN NG compression
Deethanizer
Depropanizer
Debutanizer
NG pipeline Customers

LNG Liquefaction/ WHR Process Diagram

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Natural Gas / LNG
Processes for HTFs
Sulfer/CO 2 Removal (Gas Sweetening/Amine
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Treating)
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Heat recovery
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from exhaust gases of gas turbines
Fifth level
LNG regasification
Pipeline (compressors or turbines)

Amine Process (Acid gas removal)
Treated
Gas
Make-Up
Water
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Acid
Gas Acid Gas Add Gas
Amine Cooler KO XXXXXXX
Adsorber Drum Make-

Lean
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SolutionSolution
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Coolerlevel
Pump Water
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Filtra
Heating
tion level
Fourth
Reflex with steam
Feed System Rich Pump
Gas Fifth level Flash Drum XXXXXXX
or HTF
Amine
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Stripper
Semi-Lean Amine
Solution Pump Rich Solution Lean/Rich Lean Solution
Exchanger Booster Pump Reboiler
Pump

Natural Gas / LNG
Advantages
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Dowtherm Q in Sulfer/CO
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Superior Thermal Stability
- Longer Fluid Life Less need to change fluid
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- Reduced Master textstyles
fouling more consistent heat transfer
- Lower
Secondmake up rates
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Superior low temperature
Fifth level performance
Pumpability down to -35C (>0C for most mineral oils!)
Superior heat transfer compared to mineral oils

higher HT coefficients: up to 30 % smaller HE, piping and pumps
short term cost savings due to smaller system design
long term cost savings due to lower operation costs

Natural Gas / LNG: Heat Recovery

Feed gas
HTF hot
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Second level
Third level
Fourth level Hot exhaust gas
Fifth level ~ 500 800C
HTF feed
Other industries with Heat recovery
units: HTF temperature can differ from 200 to 400C
Chemical plants
Biomass plants HTF type according to application
FPSO
Oil platforms
Petrochemical plants

LNG regasification
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LNG temperature Master
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LNG must be evaporated to feed it to the pipelines
LNG regasification must often done with sea water via
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heatMaster text styles
exchanger
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Advantages of LTTFs for LNG regasification
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Can be used also in
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level countries
Freeze protection in unused exchangers
Corrosion protection of heat exchangers
Reliable HTFs long term

Pipeline (compressors or turbines)
Pipelines to move natural gas from the field to where it can
be used
Gas must
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Compressor
Second level stations use either diesel engines or Natural
Third level
gas engines to power
Fourth level the compressors
Engines must be cooled just like automobile radiators
Fifth level
In cold climates, freezing is a concern
Fluids:
Norkool, Ambitrol, Dowtherm SR-1, Dowfrost, Dowcal

FPSO = Floating Production, Storage and Offloading
vessel

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Technical requirement:
FPSO
Take 150 KMT ship as example:
Heat
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boiler with 2-3
Second boilers in one ship;
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Working temperature:
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Heat boiler outlet: 200-225 oC;

Heat boiler inlet: 140-150 oC;
HTF: Dowtherm T is the fluid
Stability: the designed life of FPSO is 20-30 years, the HTTF can last the
same time period

Crude Oil Purification Application
Definition:
Separate crude oil from water and gases
Heating of crude oil in large evaporators
Second level
HTF is usedlevel
Third for the evaporators at ~200C
Steam is notFourth
acceptable
level
Fifth level
because leaks are likely and water is
unwished also oil process streams are used very often.
HTFs: Dowtherm T or Dowtherm Q


Second level
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DOWTHERM Case Study 1
HTRI Reboiler Comparison
Standard Amine System Regenerator
Vertical thermosiphon reboiler with 40% MDEA solution
88MM
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Caloria HT-43
ThirdMineral
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DOWTHERM Q required 25% less surface area compared to Caloria HT-43

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Comparison of DOWTHERM Q heat transfer fluid to Caloria HT-43

21,000ft2 surface area for DOWTHERM Q
29,000 ft2 surface area needed for HT-43

High boilers & tars from a Hot Oil in a Shell and Tube Exchanger
Based on quality of
products:
Fluids degrade
Second level
at
different rates
Third level
Fourth level
Influences make-up Fifth level
rates
Influences fouling and
solid deposition rates

Process
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Outlet temperature
Second level 315 C
Average flux 113,490 kJ/m2h
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Third
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Fluid velocity 2.13 m/s
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Pipe ID 4 sch 40
Duty 2929 kW (10 MM BTU/h)

System Conditions
Physical title
Properties at 315style
C
Dowtherm MX Dowtherm Q Hot Oil 1 Hot Oil 2
Viscosity, cP 0.22 .18 0.48 0.43
Heat Capacity 2.56 2.54 2.87 2.93
kJ/kgK
Density, kg/m3 731.2text styles741.9 657.7 645.4
Thermal Cond. 0.0918 .0787 0.127 .0809
Second level
W/mK
Vapor Pressure, 78 241 9.5 16
kPa Third level
Fourth level
Film Temperature Rise in Heater
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Case 1 (Heat flux = 363,170 kJ/m2h) Case 2 (Heat flux = 198,610 kJ/m2h)
hi Tfilm Film hi Tfilm Film
W/m2K (C) Temp (C) W/m2K (C) Temp (C)
Dowtherm MX 2207 53.9 369.4 2207 29.5 345
Dowtherm Q 2173 54.7 370.2 2173 29.9 345.4
Hot Oil 1 1799 66.2 381.7 1799 36.1 351.6
Hot Oil 2 1396 85.3 400.8 1396 46.6 362.1
Case 1 is tight pack coil, max heat flux is 3.2* average

Case 2 is spaced coil, max heat flux is 1.75* average

DOWTHERM Fluid Case Study 2
Degradation Rates Quantified
DOWTHERM degradation much lower vs Hot Oils 1 and 2
System Profile
Temperature, C
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Film Temperature for each 1%
Second level case
Exit
Heater Third level 315 C 33
Process Return
Fourth level 288 33
Expansion Tank Fifth level 148 33
Results
Case 1 Case 2
System Degradation Rate System Degradation Rate
wt%/wk wt%/wk
Dowtherm MX 0.2 0.038
Dowtherm Q 0.35 0.067
Hot Oil 1 2.8 0.265
Hot Oil 2 17.6 0.66

DOWTHERM Fluid Case Study 2
DOWTHERM - Very Long Service Life, >10 years,
Very low fluid degradation rate
Degradation Rates Quantified

Temperature
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Volume Dowtherm Dowtherm
Second level Q MX T
C %
Third level
295 Fourth level
1 0.010 0.006 0.683
270 33
Fifth level 0.000 0.000 0.108
245 33 0.000 0.000 0.014
200 33 0.000 0.000 0.000
System Degradation, %/week 0.000 0.000 0.047
% low boilers, wt%/year 0.01 0.00 2.34

Fluid life, years >10 >10 >10
% high boilers, wt%/year 0.007 0.002 0.123

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Dowtherm Q
1 H
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J
Very little degradation at 270C
Degradation Rate, wt.%/Week
H B Estimate <100 kg/year of low

0.1
Second
H level J
B boilers for 800 m3 system
H Third level J Primary Low Boiling
H Fourth level B
0.01 J degradation products are
Fifth level
B toluene and other alkylated
J B Dowtherm Q
B
aromatics
0.001 J Negligible benzene formed due
J Dowtherm MX
B to molecular structure and
J
0.0001 B H Dowtherm T degradation pathway
J
B
J
0.00001
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Temperature, Deg. C

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Additional Gas Treating

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Dow HTF Portfolio and Selection

Service and Support

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Introduction of Heat Transfer Fluids

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Connects between heat demands and a fired heater

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Connects between cooling demands and a refrigerator or a cooling tower

Where fresh water is scarce (e.g. desert)

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Lower operating costs due to lower make-up rates

Faster start-up time

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Dowtherm Heat Transfer Fluid

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Formaldehyde, Vegetable oil, Solar, Refineries, Lube

Caprolactam, Phenol, Polycarbonate, Polystyrene, Refineries,

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Need pressurization above 265 C

Uses: LNG, Off shore Platforms, Heat recovery,

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FLUIDFILE software On-line fluid selection program and properties calculator

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This is the home page of the website

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There is brochure, TDS and engineering guideline of Dowtherm HTF

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Working Definition: The rate of decomposition of supplied fluid to

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which are vented from the

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DOWTHERM A fluid Low Boiling Compounds

High Boiling Compounds

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