• Mud wash is utilized to help keep the bottoms of a desalter vessel relative free of solids build up. • Utilizes a distribution header with nozzles located near the bottom of the desalter to create a liquid disturbance at the bottom to preclude solids settling.

Sand or Mud present in crude oil can damage Pumps and piping systems and will require more maintenance. The basic benefits of desalter for crude oil are as follows: Less plugging and choking of equipment and piping system. Less maintenance for pumps because of removal of mud, sand, and other impurities. Saving of oil from waste crude.

A’“mud washing” system is installed in the bottom of the vessel to periodically remove the solids. Mud washing consists of recycling a portion of the desalter effluent water to agitate the accumulated solids so that they are washed out into the effluent water. These solids are then routed to the wastewater system. Desalter effluent or ...

The primary purpose of a mud wash is to suspend and remove solids that have accumulated in the bottom of the desalter. Some desalting operations use the mud wash to remove solids (asphaltenes and oil-wetted inorganic solids including iron) …

As the name implies, the main purpose of the desalter is to remove salt impurities from the crude. Common salts found in crude oil include MgCl, CaCl, and NaCl. If left entrained in the oils, these salts cause corrosion issues, clogging of downstream piping, …

To handle this cleaning operation‚ a "mud washing" system is installed in the bottom of the vessel to periodically remove the solids. Mud washing consists of recycling a portion of the Desalter effluent to agitate the accumulated solids so that they are washed out.

The Desalter also includes a Mud Wash system. This system circulates briny water around the base of the Desalter vessel D-401 to loosen any sediment that has settled from the wet crude feed. Mud Wash Pump P-404 circulates the briny water through the Mud Wash piping.

A method of improving effluent brine quality, the method (i) providing a mud wash solvent comprising a hydrocarbon having a specific gravity less than that of a desalter brine to be treated;...

This mud wash system consists of a set of spray nozzles that disperse a volume of fresh water into the desalter for the purpose of agitating the mud so it can be effectively removed from the...

Whether the process involves inline or intermediate blending, the use of accurate and reliable level or inter-face control devices (LIC) in the desalter can reduce and in some cases eliminate process problems resulting from unwanted carryover or carry under.