Hot Oil Filtration
Hot Oil Filtration
(OP)
My company is putting in a new Hot Oil Heater because they have a bad problem with coke. They also wanted to see if i could engineer a filter for the coke. I have designed the filter to be downstream of all the users so when the oil finaly got to the filter it would be all liquid instead of 2 phase mixture. What im asking is what type of filter i should use on this system.





RE: Hot Oil Filtration
RE: Hot Oil Filtration
What are your hot oil process conditions? I ask because nonane and lighter seems pretty volatile stuff for use as hot oil in the usual sense (typically a liquid system). For excessive coke formation I would guess you must have some heater skin temps well above what is reasonable (maybe this is the reason for new heater), or you are trying for 100% vaporization which is sure to coke the residue of poor quality oil (will have same problem even with new heater). If you are using as nonane and lighter as a vapor heat transfer medium, why was steam at suitable pressure not used?
best wishes,
ssehp
RE: Hot Oil Filtration