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Features

Flexible Output
Monitor™
output capabilities are extensive.
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You
can export the PFD drawing to PowerPoint so that you can use it in a
presentation.
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You
can get results tables displayed directly on the screen.
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You
can have a summary of Reconciliation, Fouling and NFIT runs for a
range of cases.
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You
can plot results from a range of cases to view trends.
Output
can be produced
in any combination of Units of Measurement.

Tabular Output
You
can get the results of the current case displayed as a table directly on the screen.
You can export these results to Word or to a Text file.
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To
enable you to check your data,
Monitor™ results
include it all at the start of
the main output.
The
network data include:
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connectivity
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mechanical data
Case data
include:

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Monitor™
calculations use measured plant temperatures and flowrates to determine heat exchanger fouling factors.
The Data Reconciliation calculation identifies inconsistencies in the input
data and enables you to obtain a more consistent set of data for the fouling calculation.
Reconciliation
output shows the duties calculated from the supplied flowrates and temperatures for each side of target
exchanger and the differences between them. It also shows the differences between the target and calculated temperatures of
the products of target mixers.
The
same data are then shown after the reconciliation has been completed. The
table shows by how much feed stream temperatures and flowrates and
splitter ratios have been changed to achieve a reconciled data set.

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After
a reprint of the input data, the fouling report shows tabular results for each type of heat exchanger in
turn, followed by results for all other types of unit operation in turn.
Finally, the temperatures, pressures, flows and properties are presented for all the streams in the Network.
Heat
exchanger results include:
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Exchanger
duties, clean and dirty coefficients
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Tube
and shell velocities and Reynold's Numbers
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Mixer
temperatures and duties
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Stream
temperatures, rates and properties.
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Normalisation
removes the effect of the changes in external parameters,
such as crude and product variations, to determine a true picture of the
degradation of network performance due to fouling alone.
The
calculated fouling factors from each case are superimposed onto the feeds
from a selected base case and the resultant temperatures reported.
Normalisation
output includes:

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Cleaning Economics
calculations determine the effect of cleaning exchangers in the Network
and an optimum cleaning cycle for each exchanger. Cleaning
output includes:
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The increase in duty of the complete Network after each exchanger has been cleaned
expressed as a reduced furnace cost to maintain current operation and an increased throughput which could be achieved if furnace duty was not reduced.
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The
Optimum Cleaning Cycle period which provides the lowest annualised cost of fouling. The savings shown are compared with the cost of cleaning once at the end of the plant run.

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Splitter
Optimisation determines splitter product ratios which maximise the heat recovery of the Network.
This minimises the required furnace duty for the Network.
Optimisation
output includes:

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This
report summarises the Reconciliation and/or Fouling and/or NFIT results
for all cases within a range you select. It
is particularly useful for troubleshooting data errors.
The
report here shows a range of Data Reconciliation results, including some
failed cases.
You
can choose to display all cases or just failed cases.

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Plotted Output
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For
monitoring over a time period, by
far the most meaningful form of output is that presented in graphical
format.
There are a number of standard, predefined reports.
You may also define your own reports to include the parameters, units and/or streams that you require.
The data for the selected report are written to a text file which is then opened automatically in Excel.
A plot is created for each set of data in the spreadsheet. You may then modify and save the workbook or copy plots or data into other applications.
The
standard reports are:
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This report compares results for data reconciliation over the range of Cases.
It shows:
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This report contains heat transfer data for all the exchangers in the Network and any normalised furnace inlet temperatures.
For each exchanger
there are plots for:

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This report shows the additional costs
incurred when a furnace makes up the duty lost because of fouling.
The spreadsheet plots the following on separate worksheets:
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The normalised furnace inlet temperature.
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The Cost/day of the additional furnace duty required to make up for the network duty loss caused by the current level of fouling.
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The cumulative additional furnace duty required since the start of the specified period.
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The cumulative fuel cost of the exchanger fouling since the start of the specified period.

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This report shows the temperatures of all streams in the Network.
Feed
streams, product streams and internal streams are presented separately and are plotted on separate worksheets.
Compare
this plot of the actual furnace inlet stream temperatures with the
normalised plot abov. This shows the benefit of normalisation to
give a more meaningful presentation of the true effect of fouling.

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These
two reports show the weight and volume flowrates of all streams in the Network. Feed streams, product streams and internal streams are presented separately and are plotted on separate worksheets.

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Weight
Flowrates
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The pressure at the inlet and outlet of each exchanger is listed on
this report along with pressure drops. The plots for each exchanger are on separate worksheets and show:
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Shell side inlet and outlet pressures
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Shell side pressure drops
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Tube side inlet and outlet pressures
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Tube side pressure drops

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If
none of the standard spreadsheet reports meets your requirements, you may define your own reports.
You may
specify a
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Exchanger
duty, U (actual and clean), fouling factor, velocities, Re,
temperatures, MTD, LMTD and Ft.
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Pump
duty, heater and cooler temperatures and splitter ratios.
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Stream
temperatures, pressures, flowrate and liquid fraction.

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Monitor is a trademark of Nalco Company,
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.A.
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