INGENIERÍA CONCEPTUAL DE LOS NUEVOS MEJORADORES DE

CRUDO EXTRAPESADO- CAMPOS CARABOBO Y JUNÍN

JUNÍN UPGRADER
RELIEF SYSTEM UNIT (25)
DESIGN BASIS

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Date Description
Rev.PDVSA By: AXENS PDVSA INTEVEP DEPNRMT

0 10/01/10 Final incl. PDVSA comments XPE JBU

B 07/16/10 PDVSA comments XPE JBU JA

A 05/27/10 Original emission XPE JBU JA

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CONTENT
PÁG.
1. OBJECTIVE ...............................................................................................................3
1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................3

1.2. Objective of Relief System Unit .................................................................3

2. SCOPE OF DOCUMENT ...........................................................................................3
3. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .....................................................................................3
4. BASIS OF DESIGN....................................................................................................4
4.1. General Power Failure Unit Relief Loads for Hydrocarbon Flare ...........4

4.2. General Power Failure Unit Relief Loads for Acid Flare..........................5

4.3. Scope of supply ..........................................................................................5

4.4. Flare calculation..........................................................................................5

4.5. Operation and maintenance.......................................................................6

5. UNIT NUMBERING....................................................................................................6

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1. OBJECTIVE

1.1. Introduction
Venezuela has large reserves of hydrocarbons, in particular, extra heavy crude oil in the
Orinoco Oil Belt, at the south of Guárico, Anzoátegui and Monagas states. One of the
strategic objectives of PDVSA is to develop the production potential of these reserves in
order to transform them into higher value products.

In accordance with the above, it is considered the design and construction of one
Upgrading Complex in order to process 400 MBD (2 Upgraders of 200 MBD each) of
Extra Heavy Crude Oil from the Junín fields and one Upgrading Complex in order to
process 600 MBD (3 Upgraders of 200 MBD each) of Extra Heavy Crude Oil from the
Carabobo fields for conversion into Upgraded Crude Oil of 42° API.

PDVSA Intevep has the responsibility of developing the conceptual design of these
upgrading complexes in order to achieve the major goals of PDVSA.

1.2. Objective of Relief System Unit

The objective of the Relief System Unit (RSU unit 25) is to safely dispose of the
emergency relief streams from the different process units.

2. SCOPE OF DOCUMENT
The purpose of the document is to provide the design basis of the unit.

3. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
• Junín Upgrader Overall Basis and Criteria of Design 04454H45-00-DB-0001

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4. BASIS OF DESIGN

4.1. General Power Failure Unit Relief Loads for Hydrocarbon Flare
The Relief Loads from the different units to the Hydrocarbon Flare in case of general
power failure are summarized Table 1.
Table 1. Hydrocarbon Flare Relief Loads – General Power Failure

Unit Equipment Relieving Relieving MW Discharge

T P rate
°C bar g g/mol t/h
CDU (unit 11) C-11001 182 3.8 66.7 881.7
VDU (unit 12) C-12001 391 3.8 228 72.0
DCU/GRU
168 2.9 71.3 845.0
(units 13/17)
HCK (unit 14) V-14102 339 194.8 14.7 182.8
V-14202 339 194.8 14.7 182.8
C-14002 145 12.2 57.7 165.6
NHDT (unit 15) V-15002 157 43.0 25.0 121.1
C-15001 194 22.0 89.0 153.9
C-15004 121 36.3 51.5 11.1
C-15005 176 23.1 53.5 17.4
DHDT (unit 16) V-16003 376 158.9 9.1 139.2
C-16002 191 12.2 43.3 32.3
HRU (unit 21) 45 6.5 2.0 1.0
FGU (unit 22) V-22001 46 6.5 22.7 56.8
SS (unit 24) T-24009
0.0 (1)
A/B/C/D
T-24010
0.0 (1)
A/B/C/D
Note :
(1) No general power failure case in Storage System.

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4.2. General Power Failure Unit Relief Loads for Acid Flare
The Relief Loads from the different units to the Acid Flare in case of general power failure
are summarized Table 2.
Table 2. Acid Flare Relief Loads – General Power Failure

Unit Equipment Relieving Relieving MW Discharge

T P rate
°C bar g g/mol t/h
SWS (unit 18) C-18101 153 4.4 18.3 69.7
C-18201 153 4.4 18.3 69.7
C-18301 153 4.4 18.3 69.7
ARU (unit 19) C-19101 152 4.5 21.4 49.5
C-19201 152 4.5 21.4 49.5
C-19301 152 4.5 21.4 49.5
SRU (unit 20) 152 4.5 21.4 15.3

4.3. Scope of supply

Scope of supply includes:
• Distribution network
• KO drums
• Pumps and air-coolers
• Flare stacks

4.4. Flare calculation

Flare diameter calculation will assume a velocity of 0.2 Mach. Maximum heat flux at a
radius of 360 m for stack height calculation will be 2000 Btu/ft2*h. Calculations will be
carried out on the basis of 100% of the above Relief Loads and the Stack height calculated
by adding the Relief Loads of the Hydrocarbon and Acid Flares. These preliminary
assumptions will be reviewed and updated in the next phase of the project.

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4.5. Operation and maintenance

The on-stream factor for the project will be 7,920 hours per year which is 330 days per
year. Maintenance shutdowns will be scheduled on the basis of a 5 year periodicity.

5. UNIT NUMBERING
In compliance with Engineering Procedure 04454H45-00-GEN-0001, the Relief System
Unit will be numbered unit 25.

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