Desalter Operation Optimization

By Adhi Budhiarto - Rabigh, KSADesalter is used to eliminate salts, water, sediment, and suspended solid. We need to have desalter for some reasons, as follows :
To avoid corrosion (effected by salts) – it is usually main target of desalter operation. To avoid fouling and coking (effected by salts, sediment, and suspended solid). To avoid erosion inside piping/equipment (effected by sediment).