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Sulphur Granulation:The World Has Changed
Presenter: Casey MetheralMERTC – Manama, BahrainJanuary 22-24, 2016
SANDVIK PROCESS SYSTEMSTHE INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING COMPANY
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Full-SizeGranule
Seed
Layers
Basics of Drum Granulation
Seed Generation Process
Internal vs. External
Enlargement Process
Single-Pass vs. Multi-Pass
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Basics of Drum Granulation
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Historical Multi-Pass
with Internal Seed
Generation(1978)
Historical Single-Pass with Internal
Seed Generation
(2000)
Modern Single-Pass with External
Seed Generation
(2011)
Evolution of Drum Granulation
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Sandvik RS-1500
Operational Availability
Continuous Run-time
Forming Capacity
Sulphur Spray Temperatures
Sulphur / Water Filtration
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Significant Enhancements Sulphur / Water Supply Pressure
System Energy Consumption
Sulphur Particulate Emissions
Equipment Footprint
Drum Design
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95
96
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100
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
%
Operational Availability
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
Hours
Continuous Run-Time
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0200400600800
10001200140016001800
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
Metri
c Ton
nes P
er D
ay P
er U
nit
Sulphur Forming Capacity
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130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
°C
Maximum Sulphur Spray Temperature
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
Mesh
Size
(US
Stan
dard
)
Filtration Requirements
Sulphur Filtration RequirementWater Filtration Requirement
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
kPag
Supply Pressure Requirements
Required Sulphur Supply PressureRequired Water Supply Pressure
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0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
kW / M
TPD
Capa
city
System Energy Requirements
Steam Energy RequirementsElectrical Energy Requirements
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
mg/
m3 o
f Effl
uent
Sulphur Particulate Emissions
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Footprint
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Footprint
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Footprint
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Level Drum Design
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Drum Design – Advancing Flights
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Performance Metric Units HistoricalMulti-Pass
HistoricalSingle-Pass
ModernSingle-Pass
Operational Availability % 95.8 95.8 98.8Continuous Run-time Hours 23 23 80
Sulphur Forming Capacity Metric TonnesPer Day Per Unit 1200 345 1700
Maximum SulphurSpray Temperature
in Drum°C 140 140 159
Sulphur Filtration Requirement Mesh Size (US Standard) 140 140 20
Water Filtration Requirement Mesh Size (US Standard) 500 500 50
Required Sulphur Supply Pressure kPag 2150 1130 800
Required Water Supply Pressure kPag 2000 900 500
Electrical Energy Requirements Connected kW / MTPD Capacity 0.174 0.144 0.138
Steam Energy Requirements kW / MTPD Capacity 0.067 0.172 0.013
Sulphur Particulate Emissions mg/m3 of Effluent 50 50 31
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