The Crown Flex Control Trayä Oil Stripper is an industry breakthrough in oil-stripping technology for the oilseed processing industry. The FCTä gives you superior steam control and increased efficiency through flexible, easy-to-adjust orifices that optimize steam flow and agitation. Regardless of existing equipment, you can easily replace low-functioning, static oil-stripper trays with Crown’s FCTä Oil Stripper and increase plant productivity and profitability.

  • Maximizes active area increasing tray efficiency
  • Delivers 35%+ reduction in energy requirements at improved or equivalent residual hexane ppm vs. disc and donut technology
  • Eliminates shutdowns due to oil stripper fouling and flooding
  • Currently achieving significant uptime improvements at commercial sites, resulting in days to weeks of increased revenue
  • Dynamic orifices adjust to your production demands
  • You control tray steam flow and pressure drop to optimize efficiency for various plant conditions
  • Flexible design allows replacement oil stripper to fit in existing space limits
  • Commercially proven
  • Expandable design; trays can be easily added and adjusted to accommodate increase in capacity
  • Alternate tray design available without external control; still has the flexibility to adjust
  • Eight (8) shallow bed trays with weir over-flows and down-comers
  • Large-diameter expansion dome with demister device to minimize oil entrainment
  • 100% of hexane flashing is accomplished using direct contact of steam with the oil
  • Multiple steam injection points for fresh steam and oil dryer ejector motive steam
  • Steam forced to rise through the trays by hydraulic seals on every tray