Case Study 1: 9 Burner API Heater
CASE STUDY #1
9 BURNER API HEATER
Federal Services LLC was contacted by a major midstream company, requesting assistance in moving and modernizing a 43MM BTU/hr API chest heater.
Objectives:
1. Move API Heater 375 miles to new location
2. Upgrade burners to meet current area emissions standards
3. Upgrade combustion and flame safeguard controls to meet:
a. NFPA 87 Guidelines
b. API 556 Guidelines
c. EPA Air Quality Standards
d. SIL-3 Burner Controls
e. SIL-3 Fuel Safety Shut off Valves
Surplus 43MM BTU/Hr. API Heater to be moved across 2 state lines to a new location
Nine 20+ year-old high-NOX and high-CO emission end-shot burners, with outdated burner management and flame safeguard
1 of 9 new, high-efficiency low-NOX burners being prepped for installation
New burners and flame safeguard scanners installed on relocated API heater
New SIL-3 safety shutoff valves
Burner control panel with flame safeguard controls. Solar-powered SCADA system
NEMA 4X ATEX NFPA 87 stainless steel panel — with burner safety management and SIL-3 flame safeguard controls
15-inch touchscreen HMI for burner and process controls. Individual burner flame safeguard display screen
Completed and commissioned API heater: meeting all requirements, on time, and on budget
