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Pumping Heavy Hydrocarbons at High Temp

Thread starter bonzoboy
Start date Apr 21, 2006

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Apr 21, 2006

bonzoboy

Chemical

Anybody with experience pumping a hydrocarbon mix (solid/liquid) at very high pressures (1000+ psig) and high temperatures (>500 F)? What kind of pumps are used? And what issues are their with decomposition (fouling and coking). Anybody have experience with the old SRC1 and SCR2 (or Exxon Donor Solvent) systems? They must have been operated at very high pressures and temperatures. What kind of operability problems might they have encountered?