Naphtha Hydrotreating Pressure Drop, Silicon Control and Record Run Case Studies
Gasoline Processes
Facilitator:
Wayne Woodard, Valero Energy Corporation
Speakers:
Sidra Roman, Axens North America
Wayne Woodard, Valero Energy Corporation
Review of good practices for NHT pressure drop control, reactor hemispherical head opportunities and issues, silicon control and NHT record run case studies.
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OPCO Panel: Good Ways to Get a Quality Turnaround Worklist
Turnaround
Facilitator:
Andrew Jakubowski, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Panel:
Mike Dehart, Valero Energy Corporation
Eric Lindholm, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Casey Long, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Jimmy Mendler, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
The panel will discuss how to develop a quality turnaround worklist to optimize turnaround and maintenance work.
Attendees will learn:
- How to use the RBWS to screen individual items.
- The use of data driven decision making.
- Utilization of the right software.
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Optimize Throughput by Eliminating Atmospheric Foulants on Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
Coking
Facilitator:
Katie Marshall, Refined Technologies, Inc.
Speakers:
Shannon McAvoy, ReNu Technologies
William Radenberg, HF Sinclair Corporation
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Heater Health for Maximum Efficiency and Throughput
Coking, Fired Heater
Facilitator: Sam Lordo, Becht
Speakers:
Belal Hassoun, Becht
Frank Liu, Becht
Crude, Vacuum and Coker heaters can be considered the hearts of their respective process units. Monitoring the accumulation of internal tube fouling is important and challenging. This discussion will cover good practices applied to monitor fouling prone heaters with the intent to safely and reliably maximize equipment value generation and efficiency. Topics will include tube skin thermocouples, infrared thermography, Goldcup contact pyrometry and how these measurement tools can be utilized for pulse checks of the system. Key turnaround checklist items for heaters will also be discussed.
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