Turbomachinery for Nitric Acid Production
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NAMAXTurbomachinery for nitric acid production Benefits at a glance – Modular train package for plant sizes from 400 to > 3,000 mtpd – Notable low CAPEX and OPEX – Unique robustness – Remarkable small footprint – Easy transportation and commissioning turbomachinery The new modular nitric acid train package Technical data Plant size (mtpd) Package L [mm] Package W [mm] 400 15,600 4,500 500 15,800 4,500 750 16,200 4,500 1,000 16,600 4,500 1,250 17,100 4,500 1,500 17,600 4,500 1,750 18,100 5,000 2,000 18,600 5,000 L W 2,250 19,100 5,000 2,500 19,700 5,000 2,750 20,300 5,000 3,000 20,900 5,500 3,250 21,500 5,500 Steam turbine NOx gas compressor Axial air compressor Tail gas expander – Modular system – Fixed casing concept – Fixed casing concept – Fixed casing concept – Reduced in axial length – Optimized shaft – Increased speed – Reduced in size – Improved steam sealing design – Reduced in size and weight and weight consumption – Surge robust Train package Common train rotor speed Base frame configurations Various testing alternatives – Smaller footprint – No intermediate gearbox required – 4x single base frame – No shop test – Reduced overall – Modular train configurations – 2x double base frames1) – Mechanical running test train package weight – 1x single lift for small units1) (under vacuum conditions)1) – Performance test1) Design features General NAMAX train package Steam turbine Nitric acid is a feedstock for the pro- – Designed for nitric acid production – Compact design with integrated duction of fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, from 400 to more than 3,000 mtpd bearing housing and pendulum mining explosives and various support plastics. The demand for these – Significant smaller footprint – Inlet modul with single control valve commodities is expanding rapidly - base frame area minus 35% – Improved steam consumption with the increasing urbanization and affluence of a growing world – Lower operating cost population. - Increased core machine Axial air compressor efficiencies The dual pressure process is the - Lower oil consumption (no – Fixed casing concept leading and efficient technology for intermediate gearbox, smaller – MAX1 technology processing ammonia to nitric acid. bearings) – Unique surge robustness – Increased power density reducing MAN Energy Solutions (former GHH) – Lower maintenance cost machine size and weight has gained distinguished experience, - No gearbox maintenance significantly since building and commissioning - Highest robustness of axial – Improved rotordynamics the first reference in 1963. compressor blading – High efficiency – Large operating range For over 50 years, our engineers – Easier assembly, transport, have continuously improved the nitric erection and commissioning acid train technology and advanced - Noticeably reduced overall train NOx gas compressor MAN Energy Solutions to the leading package weight supplier for the dual pressure - Assembly and testing of core – Fixed casing concept process: machines on single base frames – Optimized shaft sealing design – More than 500 turbomachinery - Packaging of single turbo units – Minimized consumption of casings and shipping to site in separate external plant air – Installed in about 180 nitric acid and easy to handle packages plants worldwide – And in the worldʼs largest – Various base frame configurations Tail gas expander 2,000 mtpd plant in Porsgrunn, - Four single base frames as basic Norway configuration, 2 x double base – Fixed casing concept frames1) or one single base – Reduced in size and weight MAN Energy Solutions has intro- frame1) – Optimized casing design duced a new comprehensively optimised, turbomachinery concept – Various testing options named NAMAX that provides an - No shop test Installation and commissioning advanced level of flexibility and - Mechanical running test for efficiency for nitric acid production. single core machines – Train arrangement follows 1) (under vacuum conditions) commissioning schedule: - Performance test of single core - Steam turbine → air compressor → 1) machines or compressor train NOx compressor → expander - Reduction of commissioning – Faster delivery time costs - Highly standardized train moduls – Controller tailored to the nitric acid - Modular concept: process basic configuration with – MAN’s digital CEON platform pre-engineered options supports operating personal throughout the entire NAMAX train lifetime 1) pre-engineered option MAN Energy Solutions 86224 Augsburg, Germany P + 49 821 322-0 F + 49 821 322-3382 [email protected] www.man-es.com MAN Energy Solutions Steinbrinkstr. 1 46145 Oberhausen, Germany P + 49 208 692-2348 F + 49 208 692-021 [email protected] www.man-es.com All data provided in this document is non-binding. 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