SMR Heater Tube Inspection and Reliability
Lessons Learned, Fired Heater, Hydroprocessing
This session will cover the topic of using a SMR heater tube inspection technology and using the inspection results to increase hydrogen production.
Moderator:
Diane Dierking, Johnson Matthey
Speakers:
Scott McArthur, Phillips 66
Edgar Remedios, FOERSTER Instruments Inc.
Oliver Smith, Air Products and Chemicals
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Ensuring Safe and Efficient Transitions from Full Burn to Partial Burn
Lessons Learned, Fired Heater, FCC
This session will cover KPIs and operating scenarios for partial burn FCC units, including the challenges and consequences of maloperation. Additionally, this session will focus on considerations taken to ensure safe operation of the CO Boiler. Attendees will come away with a fundamental understanding of the key principles and potential hazards associated with partial-burn operation.
Moderator:
Joe Colmone, Honeywell UOP
Speakers:
Luis Bougrat, W.R. Grace & Co.
Zach Word, Phillips 66
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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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