Client
Unocal
Location
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking Reactor Replacement
Fluor installed three new reactors at Unocal's Los Angeles, California refinery as part of its hydrotreating and hydrocracking reactor replacement project.
The reactor replacement work involved installation of three new reactors in a conventional two-stage Unicracking™ configuration. The design was based on achieving 100 percent conversion to naphtha and lighter products.
In addition, Fluor completed construction of a selective catalyst reduction unit for the hydrogen furnace and completed three NOx reduction projects during the shutdown period.
Client's Challenge
An especially significant challenge of this effort was that all work had to be performed in an operating refinery to very stringent OSHA, Fluor and Unocal safety rules and regulations. The installation would take place in a confined space, and all preparation had to be accomplished while the plant, a high-pressure, high-temperature process producing hydrogen and various hydrocarbons, was in operation.
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