Ethylene Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 1-5.

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Program Control Strategy of Steam Network in Ethylene Plants

Lyu Dingjun1,2,3, Ji Hongbing2,3   

  1. 1 Huizhou Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, Huizhou,Guangdong, P.C.5160832 Institute of Green Petroleum Processing and Light Hydrocarbon Conversion, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou,Zhejiang, P.C.310014; 3 Fine Chemical Industry Research Institute, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou,Guangdong,P.C.510275
  • Received:2022-08-25 Revised:2023-12-08 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2023-12-19

Abstract:

Based on the configuration of plant-wide steam network of chemical enterprises, a program control response strategy is proposed for the fluctuation of steam network. Program control is used to replace human decision-making to avoid the secondary accident caused by untimely decision-making or insufficient emergency response capacity of personnel, reduce economic loss and ensure the safety of the plant. When the steam turbine of large compressor unit trips, in order to avoid the fluctuation of steam network, a program control scheme is proposed according to the characteristic parameters of the control valve of temperature and pressure reducer to stabilize the pressure of steam network in time and reduce the economic loss caused by process fluctuations.

Key words: steam network, fluctuation, program control