Ethylene Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 54-57.

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Discussion on Internal Leakage of Circulating Water Heat Exchanger in Ethylene Plant

Jiang Liulong   

  1. SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Tianjin, P.C.300271
  • Received:2021-08-02 Revised:2021-12-20 Online:2022-09-25 Published:2022-09-20

Abstract:

This paper introduces the operation and the problems in the circulating water heat exchanger in the 1 300 kt/a ethylene plant at SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Through the analysis of the quality of circulating water and the material of heat exchanger with internal leakage, the main reasons for the internal leakage of circulating water heat exchanger were found, and corresponding measures were formulated to alleviate the internal leakage of circulating water heat exchanger.

Key words:  , circulating water heat exchanger;internal leakage;causal analysis;countermeasure