【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】1492–2024: Aerospace Technology Boosting the Export of Petrochemical Equipment Abroad

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Happy New Year 2024 **********************【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】A continuously updated summary post is available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Industry Forum) ***************** Pneumatic pressure relief valve skid-mounted equipment exported to the Middle East In November 2022, the pneumatic pressure relief valve skid-mounted equipment developed by the Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute was delivered for use in an upgrade project at a water injection pump station in a oil field in the Middle East, with the participation of both the general contractor and the client. This skid-mounted unit integrates the water hammer pressure relief valve and related control equipment into a single system that fulfills the function of pressure relief. Completing the equipment skid mounting in the factory effectively reduces the assembly work that needs to be done on-site by the user, lowers labor costs, and improves work efficiency, which makes it popular among users in the Middle East. This product delivery, building on previous deliveries of water hammer relief valves, better met the customer’s needs and played a role in helping the Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute to further expand its safety valve business in international markets. The Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute has become a qualified supplier of high-speed pump products for Abu Dhabi’s oil companies. In recent years, a range of high-speed pump products developed by this institute have been exported to overseas markets, with its share in these international markets increasing year by year. In early 2024, the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Propulsion passed the quality system pre-assessment by Abu Dhabi’s **Oil Company, becoming a qualified supplier for its high-speed pump products. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company was established in 1971; it is the largest oil company in the UAE as well as a leading global group in the fields of diversified energy and petrochemical products. It possesses proven oil reserves amounting to 137.9 billion barrels, ranking it fourth in the world, and its operations cover the entire upstream and downstream value chain of the petrochemical industry. The company has 14 subsidiaries and 4 oil fields among its assets, and it also boasts a sophisticated online bidding system called SAP Ariba, through which tens of thousands of contractors and equipment manufacturers conduct contractual transactions. Being officially certified as a qualified supplier for this company demonstrates the international competitiveness and influence of the high-speed pump products developed by the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Propulsion. Becoming a qualified supplier for Abu Dhabi’s **oil companies will enable participation in various ADNOC projects and accelerate the internationalization of high-speed pump products. Supply 40,000 tons per year of nylon 66 process heat exchangers and high-speed pumps to Invista in the United States. Invista’s production capacity for nylon 66 accounts for 40% of the global total; its advanced continuous polymerization technology for nylon 66 features high reliability, a long operational life, and low energy consumption, giving it a leading advantage in the industry. In early 2024, the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Propulsion signed a supply contract with a client for engineering heat transfer boilers and high-speed pumps capable of producing 40,000 tons per year of nylon 66; the value of this contract exceeded 10 million yuan. Previously, products such as heat medium boilers developed by the Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute have been successfully applied in three consecutive nylon 66 projects invested by the company in China. With this agreement, for the first time, products developed by the Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute are being incorporated into the nylon 66 process package following Nvidia’s decision to license this technology outside its own organization. This will further increase the market share of these products in the nylon 66 industry and enhance their competitive advantages. It became the first Chinese supplier in the field of mechanical equipment for petrochemical projects for South Korea’s two major engineering companies, Hyundai and Lotte. At the beginning of 2024, the high-speed pump team from the Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute, which belongs to the Sixth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, went to S-OIL in South Korea to attend the kick-off meeting for the Shaheen petrochemical project. Once completed, the Shaheen petrochemical project will become the world’s largest petrochemical cracking unit. It is also the first time that products developed by the Beijing Aerospace Power Research Institute have been used in a large-scale petrochemical project in South Korea, marking the institute as the first Chinese supplier of mechanical equipment for petrochemical projects for South Korea’s two major engineering companies, Hyundai and Lotte. At the kick-off meeting, engineers from the Beijing Aerospace Power Institute discussed with the design institute and the project owner the product design scheme, the submission of key documents, project progress control, as well as requirements regarding product standards and explosion-proof certification, thereby laying a solid foundation for the successful development of the high-speed pump.