Refining

TOPGUARD Overhead Corrosion Control Programs

Gone are the days of sweet crudes and simple solutions for overhead corrosion control. With declining crude quality and the high profit potential of opportunity crudes, refiners now face a difficult balancing act: determining the optimum combination of crude blends, unit operations, corrosion control programs and unit maintenance to achieve the greatest ROI. Baker Hughes's TOPGUARD Overhead Corrosion Control Program is a comprehensive, engineering-based approach to safely manage increased overhead corrosion potential.

The first step in designing a corrosion control program is a detailed root cause analysis to define the problem. The Ionic Model is a comprehensive and robust simulation technology that provides critical insight into the phase behavior that leads to corrosion. Using our proprietary thermodynamic database and over a decade of application experience, Baker Hughes experts can predict specific outcomes for your refinery, your crude blends, and your operating conditions. With the Ionic Model we can:

• Determine potential causes of corrosion and the specific conditions under which it will occur.
• Identify potential sites of corrosion in overhead systems, towers, pumparounds/side draws and more. We can know not only when corrosion can occur, but where.
• Evaluate potential mitigation options. With the Model, our experts can define optimal operating conditions, customize neutralizers, establish maximum allowable contaminant limits, specify water wash requirements and more.
• Predict the impact of changes. You can know in advance the effects of variations in crude slates, operating conditions, contaminant levels and water wash rates.

Only the Baker Petrolite Ionic Model and our experience can give you information of this caliber. Together we'll have everything we need to customize a total corrosion control program for your refinery and your profit objectives.

Baker Hughes has developed a series of TOPGUARD™ Corrosion Inhibitors and Neutralizers that have been designed specifically to address the increased corrosion potential that occurs with more challenging opportunity crude oils. Advanced technology is applied to monitor the equipment and ensure that corrosion is successfully managed. The TOPGUARD Program provides ongoing support with the Ionic Model Field Monitor that allows prompt evaluation and response to any changes in corrosion risk as unit conditions vary.

TOPGUARD Program Benefits

• Ensure integrity and safety of your operations
• Increase refinery profitability
• Improve process reliability
• Increase capacity utilization
• Increase feedstock flexibility
• Reduce maintenance costs
• Extend equipment life

Contact Baker Hughes today to find out how your refinery can use the TOPGUARD Program to predict and control the corrosive impact of specific crude blends and operating conditions.

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