Reactor Cooling

High temperatures in the refining production phase mean that reducing these temperatures for maintenance is time consuming and costly.

For catalyst reactor maintenance during a Turnaround, the problem is clear, too long with a lower temperature means the risk of bottlenecks and monetary loss.

Reducing turnaround duration can dramatically increase refinery profitability. Historically, cooling hydrotreater, hydrocracker, or reformer catalyst has often been on the critical path when maintenance was being performed on those units.

We have noticed refineries and petrochemicals are using the industry's current climate to better plan for future outages. Aggreko's patented Hydrotreater Catalyst Cooldown Method is becoming a best practice, as it can shorten the cooldown time by up to 75% and it can cost half of the alternative methods.