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Hydrocarbon & Petrochemical Industries (HPI) Application Notes

Optimising Steam Cracker Furnaces Using Thermal Imaging Application Note (EN)OPTIMISING STEAM CRACKER FURNACES USING THERMAL IMAGING

Steam cracking is a crucial process in the petrochemical industry, breaking down hydrocarbons into valuable products like ethylene and propylene. The efficiency of this process heavily depends on the performance of steam cracker furnaces, which operate at extremely high temperatures. Optimizing furnace performance is vital for maximizing output, reducing fuel consumption, and minimizing emissions. One effective method to achieve this is through thermal imaging, a technique that offers real-time, non-invasive monitoring of furnace temperature profiles.

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Application Note - Fixed Pyrometers for Fired HeatersFIXED PYROMETERS FOR FIRED HEATERS

Refineries and petrochemical plant furnaces often have thermocouples installed that provide the highly valuable tube skin temperature data used to make critical process decisions. While relatively low in cost and simple in operation, these thermocouples provide only a limited amount of data and often create more problems than they solve.

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Application Note - Flare Stack MonitoringGOING OFF GRID

Thermal cameras have become a standard and highly valued tool for the continuous, automated monitoring of critical assets, including flares and gasifiers or other high-temperature surfaces. The technical benefits are clear, but the installation conditions are often challenging. Cameras therefore need to be installed inside protective housings to reduce exposure to high temperatures and corrosive, outdoor environments, or to ensure that they are not a potential source of ignition.

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Application Note - Flare Stack MonitoringADVANTAGES OF THERMAL IMAGING FOR EFFECTIVE FLARE STACK MONITORING

Flare stacks are widely used in industries especially chemical, petrochemical and steel to safely dispose of excess gasses through combustion. These may be unwanted waste gases, or flammable gases released to prevent unplanned over-pressurising of  plant equipment. Simply venting these untreated hydrocarbons into the air creates an environmental hazard. Burning these gases is less harmful – for example, if methane is burned to produce carbon dioxide and steam, it is less damaging than releasing methane.

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Decarbonising Combustion SMRDECARBONISING COMBUSTION IN STEAM METHANE REFORMERS

Widely used in the hydrocarbon processing industry, steam reforming faces increased regulatory scrutiny to reduce its carbon footprint and corresponding plant emissions. Operators must make hard choices to respond to these pressures. Carbon capture and alternative fuels show promise in reducing emissions and, while effective, they may also require sizeable investment and modification to equipment and infrastructure.

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Steam Methane Reformer Outlet System STEAM METHANE REFORMER (SMR) OUTLET SYSTEM THERMAL IMAGING

A steam methane reformer (SMR) operates near material temperature and pressure design limits, creating significant reliability challenges creep rupture and cracks caused by high pressures, temperature fluctuations, and mechanical loads are common and regular physical inspection and monitoring is required despite the safety risks beneath the reformer.

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Tube Metal Temperature (TMT) Quick Reference Guide (EN)TUBE METAL TEMPERATURE (TMT) QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

We have added a simple 'Emissivity and Background Correction Calculator' to our website, and produced what we hope is useful guidance, in response to the multiple requests for clarification from end-users and after consulting with industry experts.

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