Refinery Clean Fuels

Supporting the transition to decarbonise and optimise the refining process


With increasing environmental regulations, refineries are looking to decarbonise operations and produce cleaner fuels. Complex refineries, containing a large number of high-value conversion units, have a greater flexibility for the production of cleaner fuels and lighter products than crude oil that contains higher sulphur levels.

As a global leader in air and gas handling equipment Howden is supporting the industry in their transition to decarbonise and optimise the refining process. Howden’s energy efficient equipment operates safely across a wide range of refinery applications ranging from site utilities to the large critical process applications and from bare shaft to fully packaged equipment.

  • Howden’s compressor can deliver high-pressure hydrogen for hydrotreating units or to feed and recover gas from processes.
  • High efficiency blowers and fans supply air for SRU or ensure mechanical vapour recompression in ZLD.
  • Howden fans extract residual gases, ensure process cooling and building ventilation, supply air for combustion and are widely used as boiler ID and FD fans.

 

Refinery Clean Fuel Solutions

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Refinery Clean Fuels: Units and Solutions

Distillation Unit (CDU – VDU)

Overhead gas compressors. Boiler air pre-heaters, ID and FD fans.

Products: Screw compressors, Package Pre-heaters, Centrifugal fans

Hydrotreatment (HDS – HDT)

High pressure make up and recycle hydrogen Compressors. Vent gas compressors. Boiler air pre-heaters, ID and FD fans.

Products: Reciprocating compressor, Packaged Pre-heaters, Centrifugal fans, Screw compressors, Diaphragm compressors

Catalytic Reforming (CR)

Hydrogen recycle, net gas, and tail gas compressors. Catalyst regenerator blowers. Boiler fans.

Products: Reciprocating compressor, Centrifugal fans, Screw compressors

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)

Overhead vapours, wet gas Compressor. Boiler air pre-heaters, ID and FD fans. Flue gas fans.

Products: Packaged Pre-heaters, Centrifugal fans, Screw compressors, Garden City RF2

Isomerisation, Alkylation, Visbreaking, Dewaxing, Hydrocracking and other processes

H2 compressors make up and recycle compressors.

Products: Reciprocating compressor, Diaphragm compressors

Delayed Coker DCU

Overhead gas compressors. Coker furnace air Feed Fans and air-preheaters. Coke flue gas calcination Fans.

Products: Oil Free Screw Compressors, Centrifugal Fans

Hydrogen Plant HGU

SMR ID and FD fans. Reformer feed gas compressors. H2 compressors. PSA tail gas compressors.

Products: Reciprocating compressor, Centrifugal fans, Screw compressors

Sulphur Recovery Unit SRU

Furnace Combustion air blowers. Tail gas incineration fans.

Products: Centrifugal fans, Single Stage Blowers

Refrigeration

Mechanical Refrigeration system compressors.

Products: Oil Free Screw Compressor, Oil Injected Screw Compressor

Cooling Systems

Cooling fans for cooling towers, Air Cooled Condensers (ACC) and Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (ACHE).

Products: Cooling Fans

Mechanical Drive

Steam turbines for compressor, pumps and rotating equipment mechanical drive

Products: Steam Turbine

Various Process solutions

Reactor extraction fans. Flare gas, tank vapours recovery (VRU) compressors. Incineration fans and blowers . Furnace fans.

Products: Reciprocating compressor, Packaged Pre-heaters, Centrifugal fans, Screw compressors, Blowers, Lobe Blowers

Site Utilities

Air Separation Units (ASU) air feed blowers. Fuel gas turbine feed compressors. N2, Air compressors and blowers. Aeration and ventilation fans.

Products: Reciprocating compressor, Centrifugal fans, Screw compressors, Blowers

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