Koch-Glitsch now combines its decades of industry experience with the latest data analytics solutions to create value for the chemical processing industry.
The process industries are very familiar with Koch-Glitsch’s reputation as the industry leader in state-of-the-art mass transfer and separation technology equipment and services. Koch-Glitsch has over 100 years of experience in cutting-edge equipment design, R&D, process simulations, computational fluid dynamics modeling and process studies. Combine this with a culture of continuous innovation and development, and Koch-Glitsch makes the ideal partner to propel your plant’s operations through the ever-changing landscape currently facing plant engineers and operations personnel.
Building on its team’s comprehensive knowledge of refining, petrochemical, chemical, gas processing, power, air separation, pollution control, and pulp and paper industries, Koch-Glitsch is partnering with EFT Analytics, a Koch Industries Company, to provide customers with powerful analytics solutions that go beyond traditional engineering studies.
EFT Analytics
Founded over 20 years ago with an aim to deliver real-time, data-driven insights, EFT Analytics was acquired in 2016 by Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the U.S. EFT now provides predictive analytics, process optimization and energy management solutions to more than 100 blue-chip clients around the globe.
Success and value creation
By partnering with Koch-Glitsch, you can leverage its team’s decades of experience in hydrocarbon processing, coupled with the latest cloud-based software and analytics solutions powered by EFT Analytics. This two-pronged approach equips experienced Koch-Glitsch process engineers with EFT’s advanced analytics platform to discover how variables interact and how they can be used to optimize plant operations and understand critical issues. Analyzing historical data creates enhanced understanding of plant operations and captures the unique attributes of your facility.
- Root cause analysis: Identify the root cause of historical operating issues. Deepen knowledge and uncover solutions to previously elusive problems.
- Optimization: Determine what adjustments can be made to maximize product purity, product recovery, production rate and energy efficiency.
- Unplanned outages: Predictive models give operators the required time to stop these events.
Case study
A Flint Hills Resources chemical intermediates facility was experiencing operational challenges with a partial condenser that operates downstream of two parallel reactors and three effluent coolers. This partial condenser is a key part of the overall process, as the knockout percentage from this unit represents the yield of product successfully extracted from the reactor effluent stream. Historically, the knockout percentage is lower than desired, along with being unpredictable due to fouling that necessitated regular shutdowns for cleaning. The net effect is lost production and profit.
Flint Hills trusted Koch-Glitsch and EFT to analyze over a decade of operating data. Together, the team identified several key variables of interest, primarily associated with the operation of the upstream reactors and effluent coolers, to enable this unit to maximize production and minimize downtime.
“I was impressed with Koch-Glitsch and EFT’s ability to quickly identify key operational variables and their ideal operating ranges,” said Angelica Iacobucci, optimization engineer at Flint Hills. “In addition, the consistency of their analysis gave me confidence to implement their recommendations on my unit.”
The optimum effluent cooler operating temperatures, partial condenser coolant temperature, and reactor feed rate and composition were identified, and a live dashboard monitor was deployed that enables engineers and operators to monitor this process in real time. In addition, this review provided new insights into the process and helped eliminate previous theories regarding the unit’s operation.
You can rely on Koch-Glitsch
Koch-Glitsch understands eliminating downtime, maximizing production capacity and optimizing unit performance are key to giving you an edge over the competition and maximizing profitability. Koch-Glitsch can help you achieve these goals by combining its extensive process knowledge with powerful data analytics solutions.
For more information, visit www.koch-glitsch.com or email KGProcessAnalytics@kochglitsch.com
