Yanbu Export Refinery Project

PROJECT DESIGN BASIS

157A.1.1 Process Design Basis Product Blending Facilities
Document No.: 157-YER-PE-PDB-0001
Revision No.: FF Issue Date: 28 February 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0

PURPOSE................................................................................................................... 3

2.0

SCOPE........................................................................................................................ 3

3.0

AFFECTS .................................................................................................................... 3

4.0

DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................................. 3

5.0

PROCESS DESIGN DATA ......................................................................................... 3

5.1

Gasoline Blending ....................................................................................................... 3

6.0

DESIGN CRITERIA AND POLICES............................................................................ 4

6.1

General Design Basis Criteria ..................................................................................... 4

6.2

Design Margin ............................................................................................................. 4

6.3

Equipment Sparing...................................................................................................... 4

6.4

Specific Design Basis Criteria ..................................................................................... 4

6.5

YERP Standard Referenced ....................................................................................... 4

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PROJECT DESIGN BASIS
157A.1.1 Process Design Basis Product Blending Facilities
Document No.: 157-YER-PE-PDB-0001
Revision No.: FF Issue Date: 28 February 2008

1.0

PURPOSE
Gasoline fuel products from the Yanbu Export Refinery will flow to an inline-type
blending system to automatically control the flow rates to blend various grades of
gasoline.

2.0

SCOPE
The scope of this document is to describe the process design basis for Product
Blending Facilities, Unit 157.

3.0

AFFECTS
This affects all personnel who are working on Product Blending Facilities and who
interface with this unit.

4.0

DEFINITIONS
Product Blending of gasoline for export will utilize inline-type equipment with real
time measurement of components utilizing a series of flowmeter streams to
automatically control the flow rates at proper ratios. Gasoline blending is expected to
utilize six metering streams with each metering leg sized to accommodate the
expected blend rate for the input fuel. Blending facilities are not included for diesel
product streams.
A flow diagram for gasoline blending is shown on 157-YER-PE-UFD-0001.
In addition to the blending facilities included in this document, export tanks and
pumps will be provided to transfer product to the NGL facility for loading and are
included in WBS 172.

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5.1

PROCESS DESIGN DATA

Gasoline Blending
The gasoline blending system will be designed for the following blending rates in
BPSD based on blending daily production from each unit in eight hours:
Isomerate and Light Reformate:

69,300

NHT Light Naphtha:

45,000

BEU Raffinate:

45,000

HCK Light Naphtha:

40,500
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157A.1.1 Process Design Basis Product Blending Facilities
Document No.: 157-YER-PE-PDB-0001
Revision No.: FF Issue Date: 28 February 2008

CCR Heavy Reformate Toluene:

Butane (Winter only Rates to be confirmed)

133,500
500

The capacity of the blending system will be 300,000 BPSD based on the above
blending rates. (Note that NHT light Naphtha will not be available for blending when
Isomerate is at the stated daily production rate.)
6.0
6.1

DESIGN CRITERIA AND POLICES

General Design Basis Criteria
General design basis information is included in the Project Design Data document
number 100-YER-PE-PDB-0001.

6.2

Design Margin
Blend 24-hour production in 8 hours.

6.3

Equipment Sparing
None

6.4

Specific Design Basis Criteria

None

6.5

YERP Standard Referenced

None

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