A Delayed Coking is a thermal cracking process as a residue upgrading process in which a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock is converted to lighter and more valuable products and coke. The product coke from a delayed coker has many commercial uses and applications, the largest use is as a fuel. A Delayed Coker is a type of coker whose process consists of heating a residual oil feed to its thermal cracking temperature in a furnace with multiple parallel passes.
Reference Definition by EIA: A Delayed Coking is a process by which heavier crude oil fractions can be thermally decomposed under conditions of elevated temperatures and low pressure to produce a mixture of lighter oils and petroleum coke. The light oils can be processed further in other refinery units to meet product specifications. The coke can be used either as a fuel or in other applications such as the manufacturing of steel or aluminium.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Plant and Process Unit
