AUTOMATIC BLENDING PLANTS
Lube Oil Blending Plant consists of:
- Additive Weighing and Mixing
- Base oil stock Weighing and Blending
- Filling Of The Finished Lube Oils Into Containers Of Various Sizes
Lube oil blending and additive mixing is a fully automatic batch process which is performed within multiple parallel lines, each consisting of one additive weighing and mixing vessel and blender.
Every batch can be controlled by PLC and SCADA from remote operating station.
Basic feeds to the blending process are the base lube oil stocks. The blending procedure follows the prescribed formula for each product. Additives are mixed according to the precise weight prescription in order to achieve the required properties.
Lube oil blending of base oil stock and additives takes place in specially designed agitated blenders.
Finished lube oil is transferred in dedicated storage tanks and from there it’s transferred to the barrels, canisters and bottles filling.
Standard plant sizes:
- 50 MTD / 13,500 GPD
- 100 MTD / 26,000 GPD
- 150 MTD / 40,000 GPD
Plant Capacity and Finish Product Estimates
| Blending Plant Mode | LOB-30 | LOB-50 | LOB-100 | LOB-150 | |||
| MTD | 30 | 50 | 100 | 150 | MTA | ||
| KLPA | 8000 | 13000 | 27000 | 40000 | KLPA | ||
| A | Compatible blending products Group A | LPD | LPD | LPD | LPD | ||
| 1 | Engine Oils | 60.00% | 18,462 | 30,000 | 62,308 | 92,308 | LPD |
| 2 | Industrial Oil | 25.00% | 7,692 | 12,500 | 25,962 | 38,462 | LPD |
| 3 | Antifreeze | 5.00% | 1,538 | 2,500 | 5,192 | 7,692 | LPD |
| Total of “A” | 90.00% | 27,692 | 45,000 | 93,462 | 138,462 | LPD | |
| B | Compatible blending products Group B | LPD | LPD | LPD | LPD | ||
| Gear Oil | 5.00% | 1,538 | 2,500 | 5,192 | 7,692 | LPD | |
| Total of “B” | |||||||
| C | Compatible blending products Group C | LPD | LPD | LPD | LPD | ||
| Cutting Oil | 5.00% | 1,538 | 2,500 | 5,192 | 7,692 | LPD | |
| Total of “B” | |||||||
| Total A + B + C | 100% | ||||||
| Total production Compatible Group A | 27,692 | 45,000 | 93,462 | 138,462 | LPD | ||
| Total production Compatible Group B | 1,538 | 2,500 | 5,192 | 7,692 | LPD | ||
| Total production Compatible Group C | 1,538 | 2,500 | 5,192 | 7,692 | LPD | ||
| Total production Lts per day | 30,769 | 50,000 | 103,846 | 153,846 | LPD | ||
| Total production Kilo Lts per year | 8,000 | 13,000 | 27,000 | 40,000 | KLPA | ||
Automatic Batch Blending Skid Size & Quantity
| Blending Plant Model | Total production Compatible blending products Compatible Group A | Total production Compatible blending products Compatible Group B | Total production Compatible blending products Compatible Group C | Total Blending Capacity with 2 operation per shift | ||||
| THERMOPAC Automatic Bach Blending Skid Size and Quty. | ||||||||
| Volume ltrs. | Quty. | Volume ltrs. | Quty. | Volume ltrs. | Quty. | |||
| LOB-30 | 16,000 | 1 | 4000 | 1 | 40,000 | LPD | ||
| LOB-50 | 16,000 | 1 | 8000 | 1 | 4000 | 1 | 56,000 | LPD |
| LOB-100 | 16,000 | 3 | 8000 | 1 | 4000 | 1 | 120,000 | LPD |
| LOB-150 | 16,000 | 4 | 8000 | 1 | 4000 | 1 | 152,000 | LPD |
Automatic Batch Blending Skid Size & Quantity
Drum heating unit quantity and drum holding capacity for various plant sizes:
| Drum heating unit quantity and drum holding capacity | ||
| LOB-30 | Drum heating unit of 8 drums | 1 NO. |
| LOB-50 | Drum heating unit of 16 drums | 1 NO. |
| LOB-100 | Drum heating unit of 24 drums | 1 NO. |
| LOB-150 | Drum heating unit of 32 drums | 1 NO. |
| Holdup tanks for THEMOPAC Automatic Batch Blending skid size and Quantity | ||||||
| Volume | Quty. | Volume | Quty. | Volume | Quty. | |
| LOB-30 | 20,000 | 2 | 10,000 | 0 | 5,000 | 2 |
| LOB-50 | 20,000 | 2 | 10,000 | 2 | 5,000 | 2 |
| LOB-100 | 20,000 | 6 | 10,000 | 2 | 5,000 | 2 |
| LOB-150 | 20,000 | 8 | 10,000 | 0 | 5,000 | 2 |
Filling and Packing
Filling and Packing equipment capacities for various plant capacities:
| Filling and Packing section | |||||||
| Blending Plant Model | Bulk Filling | Drum Filling (200 litter) | Small pack filling (1, 4, 5, 7, and 20L) | Lts/Day on 6hours of operation LPD | |||
| Volume Lts/Hr | Quty. | Volume Lts/Hr | Quty. | Volume Lts/Hr | Quty. | ||
| LOB-30 | 10,000 | 1 | 2,000 | 1 | 72,000 | ||
| LOB-50 | 10,000 | 1 | 2,000 | 2 | 84,000 | ||
| LOB-100 | 20,000 | 1 | 10,000 | 1 | 2,000 | 1 | 204,000 |
| LOB-150 | 20,000 | 1 | 10,000 | 2 | 2,000 | 3 | 276,000 |
Raw material bulk storage tank
Raw material bulk storage tank and their capacities for various plant capacities based on 25-30 days of raw material storage:
| Storage Tanks for 25 Days Inventory | |||||||||
| Blending Plant Model | Base Oil SN 80-100 | Base Oil SN 150 | Base Oil SN 500 | Bright Stock | TotalStorage K L | ||||
| Volume KL | Quty. | Volume KL | Quty. | Volume KL | Quty. | Volume KL | Quty. | ||
| LOB-30 | 50 | 2 | 200 | 2 | 200 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1000 |
| LOB-50 | 100 | 2 | 300 | 2 | 300 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1500 |
| LOB-100 | 200 | 2 | 600 | 2 | 600 | 2 | 200 | 1 | 3000 |
| LOB-150 | 250 | 2 | 800 | 2 | 800 | 2 | 300 | 1 | 4000 |