XCEEDâ„¢ TECHNOLOGY BY XRG

INCREASE FIRED HEATER CAPACITY BY UP TO 50%

PATENT PENDING HEATER TECHNOLOGY

Do you want to reduce emissions from your fired heater? Do you desire increased capacity but fear poor flame quality or flame impingement due to increased firing rates?

To mitigate these issues, XRG developed the Xceed system to dramatically lower NOx and improve heat transfer.

The Xceed system allows the heater to be pushed much harder than what is possible with conventional burners alone. Xceed nozzles enable the use of high preheated combustion air temperatures, without exceeding your NOx limits, allowing increased heater efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. The system is compatible with alternative fuels, allowing for up to 100% CO2 reduction and SCR-level NOx.

The flexible Xceed system can be easily retrofitted to existing heaters and allows for operation with zero-to-100% dispersed combustion for maximum reliability.

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INCREASED MIXING
& HEAT TRANSFER

REDUCED
CO2 & NOx

COMPLETE DISPERSED
COMBUSTION

VPR ENERGY PROJECT HIGHLIGHT

XRG successfully installed the Xceed System in VPR Energy’s heater in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

While Vitol’s main goal was to reduce hot spots on heater coils, the Xceed system also reduce NOx emissions more than 50% by diverting roughly half of the fuel to the Xceed nozzles.

In its first install of the new Xceed technology, XRG’s prediction models proved incredibly accurate, matching all simulated data for TMTs, BWT, and NOx.

Further improvement is possible with slight burner modifications.

Estimate how much you can lower NOx with the Xceed System by trying this quick calculation:

INTEGRATION INTO EXISTING HEATERS

The Xceed system has been designed to work with new or existing fired heaters. Our system is unique in that the firing ratio can vary between the conventional burners and the Xceed nozzles, depending on the project requirements and emissions goals.

A major benefit of the Xceed technology is that conventional burners stay in place. It is possible to revert to normal firing at any time, and startup and shutdown sequences remain the same. Specialized nozzles are placed in the wall of the heater and a portion of the fuel is mixed with flue gas and diverted from the burners to the nozzles. All the air still comes through the burners, so there is no complex switching between firing modes.

Xceed Nozzle - Installed behind coils in fired heater
Xceed Nozzle - patent image
Xceed Installed behind coils in fired heater

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

SMART APPLICATION

CFD models of before and after Xceed installation

When substantial CO2 and/or NOx reductions are needed, the Xceed system is the most economical option. While air preheater and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) will lower the NOx and CO2 emissions, they most often do not allow for increased firing capacity.

The Xceed system gives you all three, reducing the payback time and increasing the profitability of the unit.

We can walk you through the entire process, from an initial impact study to turnkey installation.

XCEED NOZZLES

Xceed nozzles injects fuel/flue gas at high velocity and rapidly mixes it with flue gas. The nozzle then overexpands the jet, mixing more flue gas and slowing the combined flow. Through computer optimization, XRG created a design that entrains more flue gas and mixes it more effectively than a round jet.

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Read our latest article here: Reducing CO2 and NOx while Increasing Efficiency from Fired Heaters without Selective Catalytic Reduction

Environmental, economic, and market forces require that fired heaters maintain or improve NOx emissions. XRG Technologies developed the Xceed system for dispersed combustion in fired heaters to address the problems associated with changing fuels, increasing efficiency without increasing NOx, and improving the heat flux profile. The flexible Xceed system can be retrofitted to existing heaters and allows for operation with zero-to-100% dispersed combustion for maximum reliability.

 

Our podcast with Oil and Gas Global Networkâ„¢ (OGGNâ„¢)

Listen to our podcast with Joe Batir from Energy Transition Solutions.

Bailey Hendrix, Matt Martin, and Erwin Platvoet discuss reducing inefficiencies and emissions in fired equipment. We end the discussion on our new technology, Xceed, which is meant to improve efficiency and lower carbon and GHG emissions from both new and existing fired heaters.

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ERWIN PLATVOET
As CTO of XRG, Erwin is a true innovator, whose career spans more than three decades in heat transfer and combustion industries. Erwin is a graduate of Twente University in the Netherlands with a MS in Chemical Engineering. Erwin has served the industry around the globe in a variety of roles including Research and Development Engineer, Cracking Furnace Specialist, and Director of Engineering, and now CTO. Erwin holds eight patents in fired heat transfer and emissions control technology, has published numerous papers, and co-authored the John Zink Combustion handbook and Industrial Combustion Testing book. Erwin has been an active member of the API 560 and API 535 subcommittees and taken an active role in revising these standards.
BAILEY HENDRIX
Bailey graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, she joined the private sector as an Applications Engineer in Tulsa, OK at a local combustion company where she managed the sales activities for the process burner refining market. She quickly accelerated her career, becoming the Refining Account Manager responsible for all business development and sales of process burners in North and South America. Her strong leadership skills and interpersonal qualities led her to a position as the Western Hemisphere Sales Director for the process burner business, leading a group of sales engineers in the areas of new equipment, retrofits and burner management systems. Her financial and commercial acumen drives the success of XRG Technologies’ business development.
ALLEN BURRIS
Allen’s background includes 10 years of experience in designing and selling process burners. Allen is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed professional mechanical engineer in the State of Oklahoma. His knowledge and superior customer focus led him to a career change to process design, custom-engineered fired heater sales, and associated sub-systems for the petrochemical, refining and NGL industries. With more than two decades of experience in the combustion and fired heater industry, Allen has what it takes to overcome challenges associated with complex projects and possesses.
TIM WEBSTER
With over 25 years of experience in the combustion industry, Tim brings a wealth of industry experience and technical expertise to XRG. Tim graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University and received a Master of Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Tim began his career engineering custom combustion systems for a wide range of applications including boilers, heaters, furnaces, kilns, and incinerators. Tim is a licensed professional mechanical engineer in the states of California, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, has authored numerous articles and papers, and has co-authored several combustion handbooks.
matt martin
As the Lead Scientist at XRG, Matt has over 30 years of experience in the combustion industry. He specializes in CFD of fired equipment, including UOP platforming heaters, burners in process heaters, thermal oxidizers and flares with over 300 simulations of installed, field-proven equipment. Matt received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Tulsa. He has written numerous publications, is listed as inventor or co-inventor on 27 patents and was awarded the title of Honeywell Fellow in 2011 for technical excellence and leadership.
gina briggs
Gina is a native Oklahoman and attended the University of Tulsa, graduating with a BSBA in Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant. Gina began her career with the Tulsa office of Deloitte Haskins and Sells, providing audit and tax services. Since leaving Deloitte, she has held CFO positions with privately held companies in the manufacturing, construction and distribution industries. In 2013, she began a consulting practice providing contract CFO services to companies, one of which was XRG and joined XRG as CFO in 2019. Gina has always enjoyed working in the small business arena, helping business owners to profitably grow and manage their businesses.