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18.4.0.2 IN.PP
 MERT New Technology for Cracking Tube
“What Are Benefits of MERT” with MERT Advantages
In a straight run of smooth bare tube, laminar flow in Temperature Distribution in Gas (CFD Analysis Result) Commercial Furnace Performance (Lummus / SRT-6)
the boundary layer acts to reduce heat transfer. This
boundary layer effect promotes coking, increases firing 1150
Bare MERT
rates and elevates tube temperature. MERT works by
periodically breaking up the boundary layer, mixing 1100
max. TMT
the hot surface gases with the cooler turbulent flow at
1050

TMT (ºC)
the core.
Bare Coil
1000 (Original)
MERT Coil
Run Length (1st Run)
Mixing of fluid 950
- Homogeneous temperature distribution Bare Coil :Ave.30days MERT
MERT Coil:Ave.60days (2nd Run)
High Low 900
Temp. Temp. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Run Length (Days)

Better mixing and heat transfer can provide

Optimum Temperature ● Increased heat transfer resulting in lower TMT,
Range for Proper Cracking ● Reducing coking due to better mixing and reduction of the hot

laminar gas layer,

Bare ● Improving fluid temperature profile resulting in better control of
MERT

Mass Fraction
under and over cracking.

Kubota customizes MERT for each installation through sophisticated

computer simulations to provide the maximum performance benefit.
● Increased feed for better productivity.
Breaking the Boundary layer ● Longer runs for fewer de-coke cycles.
- Increases heat transfer ● Increased firebox efficiency to reduce energy costs.

● Longer tube life through lower average TMT.

Outlet Gas Temperature

“Go To Next Stage” with MERT Advancement Commercial Furnace (1996~2017)

Furnace Type No. of Installations

Since 1996, when the first MERT was installed in a commercial ethylene furnace, there have been MERT Slit-MERT X-MERT
hundreds of MERT installations worldwide. MERT has proved to be effective and reliable resulting SRT-I&1.5 8 3 1
in many repeat customers. Some furnace designs are unable to benefit from MERT due to pressure SRT-II 6 0 0
drop limitations. To address this limitation, Kubota has developed the next generation of MERT, SRT-III 11 1 0
named “Slit-MERT.” By using a discontinuous element, Slit-MERT maintains the established heat SRT-IV 2 11 0
SRT-V 58 70 35
transfer benefits of MERT while reducing the pressure drop. Slit-MERT has successfully been SRT-VI 4 19 13
installed in more than hundred (100) furnaces since commercialization in 2003. Millisecond 115 19 2
U-coil 10 19 18
Slit-MERT Slit-MERT Performance W-coil 12 3 1
Split-U 7 11 5
Heat Transfer Pressure Drop GK-5 0 3 1
maintain the heat transfer reduce the pressure drop by GK-6 1 0 9
characteristic of MERT. about 20% compared with MERT. Other 48 46 7
90 1000 Total 282 205 92 Total 579 Furnaces
Kubota has been supplying ethylene producers with high 80 900

800 Bare Innovation on Slit-MERT “X-MERT”

performance alloy since 1965. As alloy technology has 70
Pressure Drop(Pa/m)

MERT
Heat Transfer(W/m2/K)

700 Slit-MERT
progressed from HK through HP (35Ni/25Cr), and 45Ni/35Cr, 60
600
“X-MERT” has been developed as an innovation of Slit-MERT and commercialized since 2007
with a novel manufacturing
Kubota has led the industry. Apart from alloy development, 50
500
process. X-MERT can Slit-MERT
40 I. D. Temp (˚C) X-MERT I. D. Temp (˚C)
Kubota has also developed an innovative concept for cracking Bare
400 reduce the pressure drop by 950
940
950
940
30
tubes which achieves lower tube metal temperatures and further 10% over Slit-MERT 930 930
MERT 300 920 920
910
by optimizing the geometry
910
20 Slit-MERT
reduced coke formation compared to conventional tubes. 200 900 900
890 890
10 100 and frequency of the 880 880

Kubota has named this new technology MERT (Mixing 0 0

element. It is recommended
870
860
870
860
850
850

Element Radiant Tube). MERT is a centrifugally cast tube in 20000 40000

Re No. (-)
60000 80000 20000 40000
Re No. (-)
60000 80000 to the customer whose 840
830
840
830
furnace does not have enough 820 820

Kubota’s high quality alloy with a spiral mixing element on the room for pressure drop.
810
800
810
800

inside surface.