Ethylene Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 44-48.

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Cause Analysis and Treatment of Freezing and Blocking of Methane Refrigeration Cold Box in Ethylene Plant

Li Lei, Luo Lingli, Yu Dejiang, Sun Zhongliang, Xiang Yun   

  1. PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company, Dushanzi, Xinjiang, P.C.833699
  • Received:2022-09-27 Revised:2023-04-13 Online:2023-09-25 Published:2023-09-27

Abstract:

In this paper, the causes of the blockage of high pressure methane line cold box system at the outlet of methane refrigeration compressor in the 220 kt/a ethylene plant of PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company are analyzed, a flushing scheme is developed, and the quality control during system replacement and cleaning after the flushing is summarized. This flushing scheme solved the problem of cold box blocking.

Key words:  , methane refrigeration, cold box blocking, flushing scheme