The Solution

The furnaces had either never been cleaned before or had been cleaned by other contractors using different techniques that failed to access anywhere near the 90%+ surface area that our technology is capable of.

Following mobilisation of one day from our UK base to the client’s facility in Moerdijk, the ethylene convection section fouling removal was completed, on time, in eight days – including three days for site inductions, equipment setup, mobilisation and de-mobilisation.

Our team employed the patented robotic fired heater system to solve the fouling issues that were causing the facility’s Ethylene Furnace F07 to under perform, costing the company money and causing excess emissions.

Tube Tech’s team was able to return near 100% heat duty to restore ethylene furnace convection section efficiency and, in doing so, provide an instant payback on the cost of our services.