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What do you want to talk about? Bring your process and troubleshooting issues to this session. Discuss and collaborate with your DCU colleagues from around the globe.

What do you want to talk about? Bring your process and troubleshooting issues to this session. Discuss and collaborate with your DCU colleagues from around the globe.

Some refiners operating an (R)FCC sell their residue from the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit as bunker fuel blended into a fuel pool. This is especially attractive when used for blending down Sulphur content of bunker fuels.

Refiners are facing significant challenges including a historic reduction in fuels demand and the early impact of IMO 2020 regulations. However, long-term forecasts show…

Testing of FCCU main Blower and Wet Gas compressor Control System is always a challenge as all tests and verifications at vendor premises are performed on Simulation mode, without actual compressor or Blower.

Essential to re-using metal filters is understanding cleaning methods for removing asphaltenes, organics, and inorganic catalysts fines/sulfur from metal filters, along with, testing methods that quantify the media cleanliness. Bringing the filter media matrix back to a ‘like new’ condition will minimize or eliminate the typical issues related to inadequate cleaning.

FCC units process heavy gas oil or vacuum gas oil (HVGO) and convert them into much more valuable gasoline. Pressures are moderate, not exceeding 30-40 psig. Temperatures are very high, and in certain parts of the process can approach 1450 deg F. The “magic” of the FCCU is mostly contained with the catalyst that is utilized.

Delayed Coking Ancillary Equipment (Blowdown System, Coke Cutting, Coke Handling, and Water Handling) Facilitator: Sim Romero, Becht Engineering Overview How long do you steam out to the fractionator and with…

speaker: Vahe Avetisyan, VVInEx GmbH Discussion Topics: Different Approaches to Project QA/QC affecting final results  DCU Major equipment and specifics in regards to QA/QC activities QA / QC Matters and…

Collaborate with plant personnel to achieve sustainable, pacesetting operational excellence by guiding and coaching them consistently applying their unique strengths to implement leading edge reliability best practices.

Voovio Technologies and customers will discuss the challenges of executing SOPs in the field, unplanned events, on-boarding new hires, refresher training, and job re-qualification, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Delayed coker units (DCU) are more sensitive to insulation performance than any other process unit in a refinery. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how the choice of thermal insulation in a DCU can make an impact.

• SDA technology overview
• SDA technology evolution
• SDA fundamentals
• SDA configurations
• SDA solvent selection
• Unit design parameters

TUBACOAT (or advanced ceramic coated tubes) is a disruptive innovation technology from TUBACEX Group. This new technology of silica ceramic coating has an excellent resistance to coking, erosion and corrosion at extreme conditions and high temperature up to 800oC(1472oF).

In this webinar, Refined Technologies will discuss proven methods for improving the operability of coker ball valves and other dynamic equipment. This will allow longer operation by using chemistry alone.

One of the things that I’ve been seeing a lot in the past five years is what I like to refer to as “The Farmer Fix.” The Farmer Fix is when hydraulics are leaky and somebody puts a five-gallon bucket underneath it.

Topics to be discussed:

• Actuator sizing
• Installation and piping practices
• Purge steam system
• Valve health monitoring
• Proactive maintenance with MOV assembly and valve

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Many refiners are struggling to meet new product specifications and improve refinery margins simultaneously while dealing with large resid pool. The choice for resid upgrading technology and flow scheme is of paramount importance especially in the face of the IMO 2020 regulations.

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In our first Breakout webinar, participants will discuss the effectiveness of their site’s feedback loop, share successes and pitfalls, and learn from the experiences of their international operations colleagues.

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Many North American refineries have started increasing severity on gasoline posttreaters to make Tier 3 ultra-low sulfur gasoline. Our 3-year program of pilot plant and commercial field tests has shown that, when posttreater severity is increased, octane destruction will increase by much more than has been expected by the industry.

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The production of foam above the level of the coke bed during and after coke drum filling is just part of the process and is inevitable (generally). There are various scenarios where more or less foam can be expected. As part of this webinar, we will explore how foam can be reduced or managed with antifoam chemicals and through process awareness.

Operator Training Simulators (OTS) have long been utilized to improve the skills of an operational workforce, thereby increasing plant performance…

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Corrosion under insulation (CUI) is one of the best known and researched corrosion mechanisms in process industries. CUI is not often discussed in the context of the delayed coker specifically or especially around the drum structure equipment itself.

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In the beginning, the preferred valve of choice for delayed cokers was the lift plug valve. For many of you who still work on older units, you know this because all your valves are still this type.

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Traveling the coking world, we have literally talked to 1000s of operators and opinions vary about the ‘best’ way to switch the drum and steam strip. In this installment of eREFCOMM, we are going to investigate the variety of techniques in place and discuss the pros and cons of various methods.