Ascent Engineering's Process Design Experience

Design and Operating Experience

Ascent since 1997

UNIT	SCOPE
Alkylation	New Iso Stripper Process Design Package, project engineering, startup
	Acid Regenerator project engineering
	Base case simulation
	Conceptual expansion
	Conceptual debottlenecking
	Expansion Process Design Package
	Expansion Project Review

Amine	Fuel Gas Amine Absorber Process Design Package
	Base case simulation and troubleshooting

Bio Diesel	Conceptual design

Coker	Revamp

Crude & Vacuum	HAZOP assistance
	New Crude Debottlenecking (3)
	Feasibility Study for a New Crude
	Vent Gas Compressor Conceptual Scoping and Process Design
	Relief valve study
	Operations and start-up assistance
	Grass roots conceptual design
	Grass roots design for heavy oil upgrader demonstration plant
	Grass roots design for heavy oil upgrader
	Client EPC representative
	Flash Point Study
	Crude slop stream capacity improvement
	Improved diesel recovery
	Vacuum Jet Troubleshooting
	Modeling to assist pinch study (2)
	Pinch study
	Lubes Process Design Package for Multiple Cases
	Unit debottlenecking revamp Process Design Package
	Unit evaluation for relocation (2)
	Canadian dilbit design

Ethanol	Water in RTO Feed Troubleshooting

FCCU	Debottlenecking
	Slurry circuit fouling prevention
	Gas plant due diligence conceptual study
	Base case evaluation
	Wet gas compressor debottlenecking
	Conceptual expansion study

Gasification	Preheat study

Hydroprocessing	Recycle Gas Expansion
	Scoping Expansion Study
	Process design for a revamp and relocation of an existing unit
	Expansion Process Design Package
	Grass roots conceptual design
	Client representative during licensor Process Design Package development
	Water wash installation Process Design Package
	Drum size evaluation and new specifications
	Client EPC representative
	ULSD revamp
	Hydrogen plant client representative
	Hydrogen plant optimization
	Feed and product offsites design
	Feed and product offsites design
	PHA Assistance
	Process design for increased product cooling

Light Ends	Relief valve study
	Operations and start-up assistance
	Base case evaluation (2)
	Conceptual debottlenecking (2)
	Expansion Process Design Package (2)
	Butane treating (2)

Operations	Interim Technical Manager

Reformer	Debutanizer simulation
	Effluent system modeling for severity reduction

Solar	Scaled up pilot plant

SRU	Incinerator debottlenecking

Utilities	Cooling water system debottlenecking and piping design
	Cooling water system debottlenecking
	Cooling water system hydraulic modeling and debottlenecking
	Cooling water system hydraulic modeling and debottlenecking (2)
	Condensate system study
	Pump hydraulic analysis (2)
	Vent gas scrubbing
	Hydrogen balance and flaring reduction study
	Vent gas scrubbing

Miscellaneous	Refinery expansion conceptual expansion optimization
	Technical training
	Technical training
	Used oil reprocessing simulation
	MSAT II Compliance

Design Consultants for the Energy and Hydrocarbon Processing Industries