DocumentCode
3161143
Title
A study of steam vs. electrical pipeline heating costs on a typical petro-chemical plant project
Author
Erickson, C.J. ; Lyons, James D. ; Rafferty, N.R. ; Sandberg, Chet
Author_Institution
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Newark, DE, USA
fYear
1990
fDate
10-12 Sep 1990
Firstpage
9
Lastpage
17
Abstract
Two investment studies were made on typical petrochemical plants to compare capital costs for installation of steam and electrical pipeline heating systems. It is found that for the plants studied, the electrical investment is significantly lower. A tool for making such a study on proposed facilities is described and validated by investment studies. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of the two systems, other than economic, are also discussed
Keywords
chemical industry; electric heating; petroleum industry; costs; electrical pipeline heating systems; petrochemical plants; steam pipeline heating systems; Costs; Fuel economy; IEEE members; Investments; Pipelines; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Resistance heating; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1990. Record of Conference Papers., Industry Applications Society 37th Annual
Conference_Location
Houston, TX
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PCICON.1990.218078
Filename
218078
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