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(105a) Flameless Oxidation for the Heating of Ethylene Furnaces

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Muschelknautz, S. - Presenter, TakeoffEngineering
Wünning, J. G.
the Proprietary Technology Flameless Oxidation (FLOX) of the Ws-Company in Stuttgart/Germany Is Successfully Applied As Special Burners Since Almost 30 Years in Steel Treatment Furnaces with Installed Burners Well Above 50000 so Far. a Particular Advantage of FLOX Is the Extreemly Low Nox Emissions in the Range of 20 to 30 Mg/Nm3 at Very Low Noise Levels and with a Very Robust Operation Even upon Highly Fluctuating Fuelgas Compositions.a New Approach Has Been Taken to Install Such Burners in Cracking Furnaces of Ethylene Plants. Based on a Good Amount of Prework Showed That the Above Advantages Can be Applied to Cracking Furnaces As Well While Keeping the Thermal Efficiency of the Furnace Similar to Furnaces with Conventional Burners, Meaning Similar Fuelgas Consumption. Currently a Large Petrochemical Operator Is Preparing the Conversion of Several Existing Cracking Furnaces to FLOX-Burners. Successful Installation and Operation Is Expected to Take Place in the 1st Half of 2018.the Author of This Abstract Dr. Sebastian Muschelknautz (CEO & owner of Takeoff Engineering Ltd.) Is Cooperating with Ws-Company. the CEO and Owner of Ws-Company Dr. Joachim Wünnung Will be the Coauthor of This Abstract and Presentation

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