Performance monitoring of steam-crackers

A continuous performance monitoring system is presented that compares the daily/monthly/yearly performance data to those theoretical maximum values that could be reached at optimum as well as at ideal circumstances.

Theoretically maximum production data are calculated on basis of a proven pyrolysis yield model results of which are linearized and summarized according to certain mathematical formulas.

Tivadar Gál, PhD, Ferenc Réti, PhD, Gábor Kiss, PhD, Gábor Dobos