Preliminary Program subject to change
T8001 Advances in Refinery Distillation: Continuing the Heritage of Kunesh, Sakata and Zuiderweg
OverviewDistillation advances in the refinery arena
Primary SponsorTopical 8: Distillation Topical (T8)
Co-Sponsor(s)Fuels and Petrochemicals Division (16)

Chair

Michael A. Schultz
Development Engineer
Process Design and Development
UOP LLC
25 E. Algonquin
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017
Phone Number: 847 391 7895
Fax Number: 847 391 2207
Email: Mike.Schultz@uop.com

CoChair

Henry Z. Kister
Senior Fellow and Director of Fractionation Technology
Fluor Corporation
3 Polaris Way
Aliso Viejo, CA 92698
Phone Number: 949-349-4679
Email: henry.kister@fluor.com

CoChair

Michael D. Pritchett
Consultant
Consultant
331 Melrose Drive
Suite 121
Richardson, TX 75080
Phone Number: 972-437-9136
Fax Number: 972-437-5443
Email: mpritchett@attglobal.net
Introductory Remarks
Crude Unit Overhead Corrosion at Sincor
German A. Luna Sr., TECHNICAL SERVICES, SINCOR C.A., EDIF ADMINISTRATIVO OFICINA PB-7, COMPLEJO INDUSTRIAL JOSE, BARCELONA, Venezuela
Tower Internals Modifications Improve Performance of Atmospheric Crude Tower
Pat Quotson, Koch-Glitsch, LP, 4111 E 37th Street N, Wichita, KS 67220
A CFD Study Comparing Different Feed Nozzle Arrangement within an Empty Spray Section in a Coker Fractionator
Karolline Ropelato1, Leonardo Rangel1, Edson R. Marins2 and Washington de O. Geraldelli2, (1)ESSS - Engineering Simulation and Scientific Software, CELTA - Rod SC-401, Km 01, Florianopolis, 88030-000, Brazil, (2)CENPES (R&D Center), PETROBRAS, Cidade Universitaria, Q7, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-598, Brazil
Systematic Field Tests Turn Loss into Gain in High-Capacitytrays Part 1: Excursion
Henry Z. Kister1, Neasan O'Shea2 and Dan Cronin2, (1)Fluor Corporation, 3 Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA 92698, (2) Conoco Phillips Ireland Limited, Whitegate Refinery, Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
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Preflash Drum When Processing Heavy Oils: Paradox or Reality ?
Silvia Waintraub, Raquel Campos Cauby Coutinho and Rogerio Oliveira Esposito, Cenpes - Research Center, Petrobras, Cidade Universitaria Quadra 7, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, 21941598, Brazil
Aromatics Extraction in a Single Column to Meet the Demands for Aromatics Production and Benzene Reduction in the Gasoline Pool
Lars Sullivan, Engineering, Services and Equipment, UOP LLC, 25 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017
Debottlenecking a FCC Gas Plant with Ultra System Limit Consep Trays
Giuseppe Mosca1, Andrew Hausman1, Peter Wilkinson2, Norman Burcher3 and Nicholas Alsop4, (1)Technology, Sulzer Chemtech, Piazza Duca D'Aosta, 12, Milano, 20124, Italy, (2)Shell Global Solutions, PO Box 1, Chester, CH1 3SH, United Kingdom, (3)PreemRaff, Lysekil, Sweden, (4)Preemraff Lysekill, Lysekil, SE-453 81, Sweden
Spray Section Performance Analysis: an Experimental Approach
André D. Quelhas1, Antonio V. Castro2, Glaucia A. Torres3, Silvia Waintraub2, Braz Marino Zanutto4 and Fernado De Carli4, (1)RH/UP/ECTAB, Petrobras, Rua Gen. Canabarro, 500, 9° andar - ECTAB, CEP: 20271-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Cenpes/EB/FCS, Petrobras, Av. Jequitibá, 950, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, CEP: 21941-598, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (3)AB-RE/TR/TPF, Petrobras, Av. Republica do Chile, 65, CEP: 20031-912, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (4)Petrobars/SIX, Parana, Brazil
Concluding Remarks

Topical 8: Distillation Topical