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8.4.7 Revamping conventional plants with stripping technologyDescriptionChapter 8Revamping a conventional plant with stripping technology usually includes one or more of thefollowing changes:• increasing front end production capacity• reducing utility consumption• potential for reducing pollution• reducing maintenance costs• increasing the onstream factor.Table 8.16 shows examples for revamping conventional plants with stripping technology andTable 8.17 shows study cases for a revamp project.Example 1 Example 2Capacity before / afterrevamp1620 / 2460 1065 / 1750 tonnes/dayEnergy saving 30 % per tonne ureaSteam consumption before/ after revampCooling waterconsumption before /after revamp1.6 / 1 tonne/tonne urea100 / 73 m 3 /tonne ureaCO 2 compressionNew centrifugalcompressorInstalled HP stripper Improved ACES StamicarbonInstalled condenser VSCC x Pool condenser xHP NH 3 pumpsNH 3 recycling omitted, lower pumping requirementsdespite of increased capacitySynthesis reactorRelined with 25Cr-22Ni-2Mo steelInstallation of bafflesContinuous monitoring ofthe N/C ratioInstallation of traysx see also Section 8.4.9Table 8.16: Examples for revamping conventional plants with stripping technology[123, Toyo, 2003, 124, Stamicarbon, 2004]<strong>Large</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> <strong>Inorganic</strong> <strong>Chemicals</strong> – <strong>Ammonia</strong>, Acids and Fertilisers 347

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