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Bunker Blending Presentation 1
1. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
BUNKER FUEL BLENDING
Presented by Paul Bagnall
Regional Sales Manager - Africa
RAISING PERFORMANCE. TOGETHERTM
2. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
INTRODUCTION
• WE CAN SAVE YOU $12 PER TONNE USING BLEND OPTIMISATION
• Who We Are
• Current Market
• Cost of Poor Accuracy Blends
• Compare Blender Types
• Which Blender Works Best For You
• Success Story
3. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Cameron
Products to control, process, measure and compress liquid and gas
• Headquartered in Houston, TX • $ 5 + Billion Annual Revenue
• 175 Years Continuous History • 15,500 + Employees
• 11 Operating Divisions • 260 + Locations Worldwide
• 50 + Strong Product Brands • 70% of Business Outside of U.S
4. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Cameron has built a sustainable, global manufacturing, sales and
service network with local employees, expertise and focus*.
Angola Argentina Brazil Canada
France Germany Indonesia Italy
Kazakhstan
Houston Malaysia Nigeria Oman
Romania Saudi Arabia Singapore United Kingdom
*Select locations from more than 260 Cameron locations around the world
5. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
JISKOOT
• $19 Million (UK) Company
• High Accuracy Measurement/Control Specialist
• Global Installed Base
• Sales & Service
• 40 +Years Experience
• Sit On All Standards Committees
6. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
WHY BLEND ?
• The objective is to blend a low value, low specification product with
a high value, high specification product to maximise the sale price
and improve the quality of the lower specification product
• Deliver an Accurate Volume/Mass
• Product Which Meets Specifications & Environmental Regulations
• At the Lowest Cost
• In the Quickest Time
• With the Maximum Flexibility
7. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS
• Fluctuating Crude And Feedstock Prices
• Increasing Concern Over Quality And Quantity
• Growth Of SECA‟s
• Customers Are Disputing Deliveries
• Improved Customer Measurement – Not Necessarily Used Correctly
• Increased Use Of Blended Fuels
• Need For Improved Validation Of Quality
• High Volume Low Margin Market
• Must Be Lowest Cost Producer
• Efficiency Wins!
8. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI Approved in Oct 08
������ Global Cap Reduced to 3.50% from 1 Jan 2012
������ (S)ECA - 1% in 2010 and 0.1% by Jan 2015
������ 0.50%, effective 1 Jan 2020, subject to a feasibility review by 2018.
– Should 2018 review reach a negative conclusion, effective date would
default to 1 Jan 2025
Proposed Fuel options aimed at reducing emissions
– Sox / Nox
– PM
– Consequential impact on Co2 and Global impact
9. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Ideal Bunker Blending Facility
Highest Accuracy
Highest Flexibility
Quickest Blending/Loading Rates
Widest Range of Viscosities
Highest Provable Quality
Lowest Waste or Give Away
13. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
INACCURACY
What does it cost the Bunker Blending Industry?
Feedstock : 630cSt HFO & 5cSt GO
To Blend 380cSt IFO Requires 5.8% Gas Oil
To Blend 255cSt IFO Requires 10.7% Gas Oil
Assumptions :
630cSt HFO Costs $280 / MT
5cSt GO Costs $530 / MT
(Bunkerworld 30/04/09)
14. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
INACCURACY
What does it cost the Bunker Blending Industry?
100 MT 380cSt IFO = 94.2 MT 630cSt HFO @ $280 / MT = $26,376
+ 5.8 MT 5cSt GO @ $530 / MT = $ 3,074
Total Cost = $29,450
100 MT 255cSt IFO = 89.3 MT 630cSt HFO @ $280 / MT = $25,004
+ 10.7 MT 5cSt GO @ $530 / MT = $ 5,671
Total Cost = $30,675
Difference = $1,225 / 100 MT
= $12.25 / MT
Your Annual Tonnage =250,000 MT ?
Your Annual Savings = $3,062,500 ?
15. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
HFO Tank MGO/MDO
Tank
Lightest
630 cSt 5cSt
Heaviest
95% 5%
Tank/Ratio Blending Is NOT Accurate
16. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
IN-LINE BLENDING
Ratio Control
The components are metered and
controlled by flow or weight
Trim Control
The blended output is continuously
analysed and adjusted by viscosity
17. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
RATIO CONTROL
The blend controller produces a „set-point‟
for each stream based on the component
ratio set in the recipe by the operator
The „set-point‟ for each stream is compared
to the signal from the flow meter (volume or
mass)
The control loop is closed by a control valve
(or a speed controlled pump) to ensure that
the set-point is maintained irrespective of
changes in overall blend rate
The accuracy of the final blend is a direct
function of the selection and accuracy of the
flow meters used
18. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
RATIO CONTROL
Typically Used In Mechanical Blenders
Slow To React – Poor Control
Recipe Flaws
Poor Accuracy
Affected By Feedstock
No Compensation Ability
Static Mixer
Pressure Drop
19. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
RATIO CONTROL WITH VISCOSITY CONTROL
Static Mixer V T
Static Mixer – “Folds” Rather Than “Forces”
Viscometer In Line – Not Stable Environment
Not At Reference Temperature
Temperature Correction Set For One Oil
Maximum Pressure Drop
Limited Turn Down
Limits Feed Stock
20. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
ADVANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL
The blend controller produces a „set-point‟
initially produces a „set-point‟
for each stream based on the component ratio set
in the recipe by the operator
ratio set in the recipe by the operator
The „set-point‟ for each stream is compared to
the signal from the viscometers (volume or
to the signal from the flow meterand flow meters
and is
mass) immediately adjusted and compensating
The control loop is closed by a control valve to
ensure that controlled viscosity is maintained
(or a speed the correctpump) to ensure that
irrespective is maintained irrespective rate
the set-pointof changes in overall blend of
The accuracy of the finalrate is tightly
changes in overall blend blend
The accuracy of the final blend is ameters and is
controlled by the viscometers, flow direct
constantly the selection the accuracy
function of monitored by and controller. of the
Themeters used
flow controller ensures that end product is on
spec at all times
21. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
ADVANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL
Used In Latest Technology Blenders
Fast To React – Excellent Control
Compensates For Recipe Flaws
Extremely High Accuracy
Compensates For Feedstock Changes
Whole Blend “On Spec”
Jet Mixing (No Pressure Drop)
22. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
ADVANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL
Operator Friendly „Windows Style‟ Prompts
Reliable
Multi-level Security
Remote Start/Stop
Recipe Management
Expandable
SCADA Option
23. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW DOES A BLENDER WORK?
ADVANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL
Standard Blender Software
Full DCS Integration
Provides Reporting
Batch
Volume
Viscosity
Density
Sulphur
24. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
HOW WILL IT WORK FOR YOU ?
ADVANCED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL
Blending Costs Reduced by $12 per Tonne
Viscosity Corrected to Reference Temperature
Blender Can Bulk Load Products
Accurate Volume Corrections to Reference Temperature
MARPOL / ISO 8217 Compliance
Sulphur Content of Blend Calculated
Recipe Management with Manual Overide
Configurable Alarms
3 Security Levels
Fully Flexible System
25. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
RECENT SUCCESS STORIES
BUNKER BLENDER – SOUTH AMERICA
•Flow
•400 – 3000 M³/Hr
•Target Recipe
•375cSt
•During Commissioning
• Ratio
– 50%
– 26%
– 24%
• HFO - 10480cSt
• HGO - 208cSt
• MDO -12.5cSt
26. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
RECENT SUCCESS STORIES
BUNKER BLENDER – SOUTH AMERICA
•Initial Run
• Ratio 20% REDUCTION IN MDO
– 55.0% - 23.5% - 21.5%
– MDO Reduction of 3.5%
•Final Product
• Ratio
– 57.1%
– 23.6%
– 19.3%
•Reduction In MDO
• 24% - 19.3%
– 4.7%
27. MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
RECENT SUCCESS STORIES
•Self Contained Trailer Mounted Blender
•Middle East
•200 M³/Hr
•Pre-Programmed &
Configurable Blends