5. Pilot PlantsPilot Plants
Fortaleza (NUEF) – Area: 1.000 m² (10.764 feet²)Fortaleza (NUEF) – Area: 1.000 m² (10.764 feet²)
Rio de Janeiro – Pilot Plants area: 1.200 m² (12.917 feet²)Rio de Janeiro – Pilot Plants area: 1.200 m² (12.917 feet²)
Pilot plants department is composed of 2
major sites – one in Rio de Janeiro/RJ and
one in Fortaleza/CE.
Plants are dedicated to downstream,
biofuels and petrochemical researches.
6. CENPES – 28 Units NUEF – 8 Units
– 9 Hydroprocessing units
– 5 Catalyst cracking units
– 4 Multipurpose units
– 2 Distillation units (PC3 and PC4)
– 1 Delayed coking unit
– 1 Mild thermal cracking unit
– 1 Polymer development unit
– 1 Residue fast pyrolysis unit
– 3 Bioethanol Units
– 1 Biomass Gasification Unit
– 3 Hydroprocessing units
– 1 Fischer-Tropsch Unit
– 2 Distillation units
– 1 GTL Unit
– 1 Biolubes Unit
Coming soon...
– 1 Delayed coking unit (CENPES)
– 1 Desalting Unit (CENPES)
– 1 Biomass Gasification Unit (NUEF)
– 1 Biogrease Unit (NUEF)
Pilot PlantsPilot Plants
7. ManpowerManpowerManpower
TEAM COMPOSED BY 170
PROFESSIONALS IN SEVERAL
SPECIALTIES
CHEMICALS, EQUIPMENTS AND
PRODUCTION ENGINEERS
CHEMISTS
SUPERVISORS
OPERATION, CHEMICAL AND
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS
DRAFTSMEN
ASSISTANTS
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
10. Fortaleza - NUEF (CE):
Embedded GTL and
others
Recife (PE)
Campinas (SP)
São Mateus do Sul (PR)
Burlington (Canada): Biomass
Gasification (GABI-1) and GTL Units
construction at Zeton
Upton (USA): Support
in 2nd Generation
Ethanol tests.
Tulsa (USA): Delayed
coking design
Madrid (Spain)
Paris (France)
Houston (USA):
Lummus Technology
Research Center visit
Ohio (USA)
Atalaia (SE)
Fort Collins
(USA):
GABI-1
design
Netherland:
Biomass gasification
unit operation
External activities 2011/2012
11. PC3 Unit
Overview
PC3 UnitPC3 Unit
OverviewOverview
Distillation Pilot Unit – PC3 (07:00 min)Distillation Pilot Unit – PC3 (07:00 min)
12. Basic FeaturesBasic FeaturesBasic Features
• It’s a distillation pilot unit;
• Generates feed-stock for other pilot
plants;
• Small unit – less than 80 I/O points;
•Uses Foundation Fieldbus.
• It’s a distillation pilot unit;
• Generates feed-stock for other pilot
plants;
• Small unit – less than 80 I/O points;
•Uses Foundation Fieldbus.
13. Field Overview:
• Heating and Cooling:
All heatings uses power resistances:
1 ON/OFF resistance for piping heating;
3 modulated resistances for the unit’s furnaces;
Cooling – there is 1 ON/OFF cooling unit – it’s an “air
conditioner compressor style” cooling unit;
Field Overview:
• Heating and Cooling:
All heatings uses power resistances:
1 ON/OFF resistance for piping heating;
3 modulated resistances for the unit’s furnaces;
Cooling – there is 1 ON/OFF cooling unit – it’s an “air
conditioner compressor style” cooling unit;
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14. Field Overview:
• Pumps:
2 ON/OFF pumps;
4 pumps driven by Profibus-DP's VFDs;
• Solenoid Valves:
10 solenoid valves;
Field Overview:
• Pumps:
2 ON/OFF pumps;
4 pumps driven by Profibus-DP's VFDs;
• Solenoid Valves:
10 solenoid valves;
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17. • OPC tags database;
• When possible, controlers are located on field devices;
• PC-based HMI for Windows XP;
• Fieldbus and HMI configured by our automation team.
• OPC tags database;
• When possible, controlers are located on field devices;
• PC-based HMI for Windows XP;
• Fieldbus and HMI configured by our automation team.
AutomationAutomationAutomation
18. • Is using PC-3 process hardware and database;
• We installed parallel instruments/devices on the unit process
hardware:
•6 temperature points (2 wireless);
•3 pressure points (2 wireless);
•2 on/off valves with position indication (FF);
•1 display device (FF);
• ROM demo system is linked by radio to the unit database and to
those parallel instruments/devices;
• Is using PC-3 process hardware and database;
• We installed parallel instruments/devices on the unit process
hardware:
•6 temperature points (2 wireless);
•3 pressure points (2 wireless);
•2 on/off valves with position indication (FF);
•1 display device (FF);
• ROM demo system is linked by radio to the unit database and to
those parallel instruments/devices;
Fieldbus ROM
Demo
FieldbusFieldbus ROMROM
DemoDemo