Used OilCommissioned
Used-Oil Re-Refining Plant Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
PROJECT SNAPSHOT
LOCATION
Saudi Arabia
CAPACITY
Confidential
TECHNOLOGY
Used Oil
PLANT STATUS
Commissioned
BALAJI CONSULTANTS’ ROLE
Process Technology • Detailed Engineering • Equipment Supply • Plant Integration • Commissioning
THE CHALLENGE
The client required a new downstream re-refining plant to be integrated with their existing dehydration system. The project called for a process route suited to the feedstock and product separation requirements specifically, a vacuum distillation and partial-condensation configuration with complete PLC/SCADA automation from the outset.
OUR SOLUTION
Balaji Consultants designed the complete downstream plant around the client's feedstock characteristics, existing infrastructure and product separation requirements. The vacuum distillation and partial-condensation approach was selected to achieve progressive separation of lube-oil fractions. Heating is provided through a convective fired heater. A PLC/SCADA system was engineered and commissioned by Balaji Consultants as part of the plant delivery.
THE PROCESS ROUTE FOLLOWS THE FEEDSTOCK NOT A PREDETERMINED EQUIPMENT PACKAGE.
Balaji Consultants evaluates the feedstock, desired product state, existing plant infrastructure, capacity and project economics before selecting the appropriate re-refining process configuration.
PROCESS CONFIGURATION
Existing Client Dehydration SystemVacuum DistillationPartial CondensationFraction Separation & ReceiversProduct Transfer & Storage
The client's existing dehydration system conditions incoming used oil before it enters the new downstream plant. Oil passes through the distillation section under vacuum, where lube-oil fractions are progressively separated through partial condensation into separate receivers. Heating is supplied by a convective fired heater. The PLC/SCADA system provides centralised monitoring and control of temperatures, pressures, vacuum level, alarms, process interlocks and data logging throughout the plant.
PROJECT OUTCOME
- Plant commissioned
- Vacuum distillation and partial-condensation process route applied
- Progressive lube-oil fraction separation achieved
- Convective fired heater integrated
- PLC/SCADA automation centralised monitoring, control and data logging
- Existing client dehydration system successfully integrated
SCOPE OF WORK
- Process technology development & integration with existing dehydration system
- Distillation, partial-condensation & fraction-separation system design
- Heat and material balance & equipment sizing
- Detailed engineering process, mechanical, piping, electrical & instrumentation
- Equipment procurement, fabrication & supply
- Site integration & installation
- PLC/SCADA automation engineering, commissioning & operator training
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PLANNING A NEW RE-REFINING PLANT OR REVAMPING AN EXISTING ONE?
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