UREA STRIPPER

Licensor: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION

Built By: ISGEC Hitachi Zosen Ltd.
 UREA STRIPPER

Urea Stripper is considered as the

backbone of Urea Plant performance and
efficiency.
Its performance determines production
and profitability of end product which is
Urea Fertilizer.
IHZL Experience:
Sr. Client IHZL Inside Thickness Tubes No. of Overall Weight
No Job Dia. (mm) (mm) Tubes Height (kg)
. No. (mm) (mm)
1 YPFB DV-249 Channel: Channel: 170 OD 31.8 3030 13538 156000
Bolivia 2600 (Multilayer 5 x Thk: 2.5
Shell: 2500 34 thk) Length: 8000
Shell: 32 thk
2 IEFCL DV-251 Channel: Channel: 234.5 OD 31.8 5750 14794 342700
Nigeria 3600 (Multilayer 7 x Thk: 2.5
Shell: 3500 33.5 thk) Length: 8000
Shell: 38 thk
3 PT. DV-321 Channel: Channel: 165 OD 31.8 2510 14260 143000
Petrokimia 2450 (Multilayer 5 x Thk: 2.5
Gresik, Shell: 2350 33 thk) Length: 8000
Indonesia Shell: 30 thk
4 CFCL, DV-362 Channel: Channel: 170 OD 31.8 2910 13516 169000
Kota, DV-363 2600 (Multilayer 5 x Thk: 2.5
Rajasthan Shell: 2500 34 thk) Length: 8000
Shell: 32 thk
Key Information for UREA
STRIPPER divided in two
aspects
Process Aspects
Mechanical Design & Construction
Aspects
 UREA PLANT SCHEMATIC FLOW
DIAGRAM
SCRUBBER

SEPARATOR
FLASH
PRILLING
BASKET

SEPARATOR
SEPARATOR
SEPARATOR

UPPER

FINAL
LOWER
CARB CARB
COND NO 1 COND NO 2
LPD
STM

REACTOR
STM SC
HPD
UREA SOLUTION
STM PUMP SC
PRILLING
SC TOWER

VV UREA SOLUTION
CW FEED PUMP MOLTEN UREA
PUMP

PC
STRIPPER STRIPPER
HP
CW CW HYDROLYSER
ABSORBER
MP
STEAM

COND LP
ABSORBER
UREA CW
SLURRY /
HOT WATER / UPC
CW SCRAPPER

PRODUCT
UREA

CO2
NH3 COMP CARB FEED HP ABSORBENT HYDROLYSER
FEED PUMP PUMP FEED PUMP
PC FEED
NH3 PUMP CO2 PUMP
Process Aspect
Cost-effective reuse of resources readily available in the urea
production lines is critical to productivity and profitability.
Urea strippers effectively remove carbamate and recyle
unconverted ammonia and carbon dioxide for process reuse
thereby reducing operating costs.
Following reaction occurs inside the stripper.
NH2COONH4 + heat ↔ 2NH3 + CO2 ΔH = +84 kJ/mol
NH3(l) → NH3(g)
These strippers are vertical shell-and-tube heat exchangers,
with fixed tubesheets, where the urea solution flows on the
tube side and the steam on the shell side.
Mechanical Design
Urea stripper stands up to high temperatures, high
pressures and the strong corrosive action of the urea
solution.
Urea strippers are made of high quality urea-grade
materials. These materials have excellent mechanical
properties and withstand highly corrosive
environments.
Advanced welding and production technology,
fabrication techniques that meet international
standards and special non-destructive examination
(NDE) technology ensure equipment durability and
long service life.
 Mechanical Tubeside is highly corrosive
environment so following
Design 1. Shell and D’end are
lined with DP-28W

TUBE
2. Tubesheet is weld

Side
overlayed with DP-28W
3. Tubes are of material
DP-28W
4. Internals are of material
25Cr.

Multilayer
Construction

Shell Side is in Steam

Service
1. Shell is of CS

SHELL
material.

SIDE
2. Internals are of CS
material.

Multilayer
Construction

TUBE
Side
Tube to Tubesheet Joint
Tubesheet thickness is around 410 mm with about 10-
15 mm overlay of corrosion resistant material when
the pressure difference across the tubesheet is
around 135 kg/cm^2.
Tubes in stripper are closely located, and there is no
welding between tube and CS part of tubesheet. The
only part of the tubesheet that is welded with the
tube is the overlaid portion of the tubesheet which is
normally 10-15 mm thick.
Tube to Tubesheet Joint
This is the tube-to-tubesheet joint which has the
maximum potential of getting corroded during
service due to the HAZ area formation during
welding. Welding of tube to tubesheet in strippers
requires very high quality work. An air bubble
trapped in weld or any other defect would ultimately
lead to stripper leakage.
Tube to Tubesheet Joint
Because of the high quality level required, following
NDE procedures are performed
1) Visual examination of the bead and the tube
internal wall.
2) Liquid penetrant inspection
3) Ultrasonic inspection
4) Control of the quantity of ferrite
5) Leak test with Helium at 0.5 bar(g)
 Leak Detection Holes
A leak detection system in general is designed to
detect leaks in the liner. A liner consists of plates,
which are welded together and it are these welds
which are to be considered the most critical areas.
These liner connections can be divided in
(i) loose liner welds (two liner plates welded
together without any fixation to the carbon steel)
and
(ii) fixed liner welds (two liner plates
welded together while at the
same time fixed to the carbon steel.
Leak Detection Holes
The loose liner welds can be inspected by Non
Destructive Testing (NDT) and when done correctly,
these welds can be considered as sound as the liner
plates itself.
However the fixed liner welds cannot be inspected by
radiography and are thus a potential risk for leaks.
This means that basically leak detection systems are
designed in such a way that leakages in these welds
will be detected earliest
Leak Detection Holes