Technology Assessment of Hydrogen Firing of Process Heaters

In conjunction with John Zink Co., LLC, the Chevron Energy Technology Company conducted a three part study evaluating potential issues with switching refinery process heaters from fuel gas to hydrogen fuel for the purpose of greenhouse gas emissions reduction via CO2 capture and storage.
The focus was on the following areas:

• Heater performance
• Burner performance and robustness
• Fuel gas system retrofit requirements

This paper will summarize the findings of the study.