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Revamps with Structured Packing in Ethylene Quench plants can provide significantly more capacity while reducing the overall pressure drop and enhancing the heat transfer.

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Koch-Glitsch Equipment
Koch-Glitsch has proprietary heat transfer modeling capability for the design or upgrading of your Quench towers. Our mass transfer technology can be optimized to meet the requirements of your column. Many Quench towers have been upgraded from trays to packing for an increased overhead cracked gas throughput. The upgrade to packing will also significantly lower the pressure drop. Our trays or internals can be designed to maintain performance even in fouling prone environments.

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References
The following is a partial list of our references demonstrating the use of our experience designing internals for these services. For more details regarding our reference list please contact us.

Date Column Column Diameter Equipment Description
2001 Water Quench Tower 16' 0" FLEXIGRID®
1999 Water Wash Tower 19' 6" HcKpTM / FLEXIPAC®
1997 Quench Tower 11' 0" FLEXIMAX®
1996 Water Wash Tower 19' 6" FLEXIMAX® / FLEXIPAC®
1996 Water Quench Tower 5791 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1995 Water Quench Tower 6900 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1992 Water Quench Column 19' 0" CASCADE MINI RINGS® / Grid0
1992 Quench Tower 15' 6"/25' 0" HcKpTM
1991 Quench Tower 21' 6"/29' 6" Random Packing
1990 Ethylene Water Quench 3976 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1989 Ethylene Water Quench 6600/7800 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1989 Ethylene Water Quench 5398 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1989 Quench Tower 18' 0" Grid / Trays
1989 Ethylene Water Quench 12' 0" CASCADE MINI RINGS® / FLEXIPAC®
1988 Quench Column 22' 6" Random Packing
1988 Ethylene Quench Tower 16' 0" Structured Packing / Trays
1988 Ethylene Water Quench 4178 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1986 Ethylene Water Quench 19' 6" CASCADE MINI RINGS® / FLEXIPAC®
1986 Ethylene Water Quench 4276 mm CASCADE MINI RINGS®
1985 Water Wash Tower 19' 6" HcKp TM® / FLEXIPAC®
1984 Quench Tower 16' 6" Random Packing


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Case Studies
Ethylene Quench Tower Modifications Exceed Revamp Requirements - Project Report 240

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Technical Papers
Ethylene Water Quench Tower Design
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FAQ
Q: Are trayed Ethylene Water Quench columns revamped using random or structured packing?
A: Yes, the benefits of the packed designs include 30% or more additional capacity, improved heat transfer, and reduced pressure drop. Refer to the included success story.

Q: How can the pressure drop through an Ethylene Water Quench column be minimized?
A: By replacing the existing trays with structured packing. The broad diversity of packing and internals available allows for designs to be tailored to the characteristic operating requirements for each section of the ethylene quench tower.

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