Enhancing Efficiency and Reliability in Refinery Process Heaters

This Enhancing Efficiency and Reliability in Refinery Process Heaters training course will present an overview of refinery fired process heaters and will discuss most relevant routine inspection and operational evaluation aspects as well as a hands-on methodology for heater continuous assessment and improved efficiency and reliability.

About this Course

This Enhancing Efficiency and Reliability in Refinery Process Heaters training course will present an overview of refinery fired process heaters and will discuss most relevant routine inspection and operational evaluation aspects as well as a hands-on methodology for heater continuous assessment and improved efficiency and reliability.

Neglected for years, high-energy consuming process heaters have been gradually obtaining increased attention in the Middle East due to higher natural gas prices and the shortage of domestic supply. These facts have prompted an urgent need to accommodate effective measures to increase process heater efficiency into day-to-day refinery operations and in conjunction with it, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Refinery engineers and managers are progressively being exposed to combustion and heat transfer issues and their implications to the concepts of energy conservation and equipment reliability.

This training course is focused on providing the essential combustion and heat transfer technical background needed to examine and apprehend a variety of practical ideas by which plant personnel involved in process heater performance could improve equipment efficiency and capacity in an economical and environmentally friendly fashion. Example calculations will be interleaved into seminar sessions to gradually unveil a practical methodology for heater evaluation. Working examples illustrating practical means to attain efficiency improvements will also be discussed.

Course Objective

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

The basics of corrosion chemistry
The main corrosion mechanisms occurring in oil and gas production/processing systems
The different types of damage caused by corrosion
About materials selection for corrosion prevention
How to conduct cathodic protection (CP) surveys
Items to consider in corrosion inhibitor selection
Some advantages and disadvantages of the various corrosion monitoring methods
Where the main locations of corrosion concern occur within oil production systems, gas processing facilities (including amine units), and water injection systems.

Course Methods

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with
opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include:

Lectures
Workshop & Work Presentation
Case Studies and Practical Exercise
Videos and General Discussions.

Course Outline

Fundamentals of corrosion theory
Major causes of corrosion (O2, CO2, H2S, microbiologically influenced corrosion)
Forms of corrosion damage
Materials selection
Protective coatings & linings
Cathodic protection
Corrosion inhibitors
Corrosion monitoring and inspection
Corrosion in gas processing facilities
Corrosion in water injection systems
Corrosion management strategy and life cycle costs.