This course provides in-depth knowledge of heat exchangers, furnaces and boilers installed in the Oil & Gas industry.
Public :
Engineers, technical staff and supervisors involved in the technology and operation of thermal equipment.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
Good basic theoretical knowledge or several years of operation experience.
Course Content
THERMAL EQUIPMENT & HEAT TRANSFER
Heat exchange conditions: convection coefficients, resistance caused by the walls and/or fouling. Overall heat transfer coefficient.
Heat transfer by radiation: parameters influencing heat transfer, type of fuel burned, tube temperature, fouling consequence.
HEAT EXCHANGERS TECHNOLOGY & SELECTION CRITERIA
TEMA standard heat exchangers, selection criteria for different types of shell, front ends and rear ends, floating end construction.
Tubes: length, diameter and gage, pattern and pitch, tube-to-tube sheet connection.
Baffles and support plates: type of transversal baffles, baffles cut, spacing.
Thermal performance: fluid flow distribution, geometrical characteristics and technological constraints.
Other types of heat exchanger: tubular or plate type, air coolers and condensers. Maintenance and cleaning.
HEAT EXCHANGERS PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE
Heat exchanger performance follow-up: influence of fouling.
Inspection of exchanger bundles. Hydraulic pressure test: case of U tube bundle and floating head heat exchangers.
FURNACES & BOILERS TECHNOLOGY
Different types of furnaces and their features. Operating conditions.
Boiler technology and operating conditions.
Efficiency of heat recovery: estimation rule. Parameters influencing heater efficiency.
Construction of heat exchange areas and refractory materials.
Air and flue gas circulation: natural and forced draft.
Burner technology: fuel and air supply and mixture. Low NOx and ultra-low NOx burners technology.
HEATERS OPERATION
On stream operation: monitoring of combustion and heating. Modifying operating conditions.
Control system: air/fuel ratio control, process fluid outlet temperature, steam pressure, feed water flow rate control, phenomena disrupting the steam drum level. Safety prescriptions on heaters, process fluid, combustion, fuel circuits.
Safe and reliable operation: main recommendations. Start-up and shutdown: preparation, safe ignition procedures.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
describe the technology of thermal equipment,
compare operating conditions and implement an optimum, safe and reliable operation of heat exchangers and heaters,
implement the main steps of start-up, shutdown and testing procedures.
Ways & Means
Study of main components of burners, tube coils and refractory.
Actual examples and applications from the refining, petrochemical and chemical industry.
Trainee participation is continuously encouraged through the use of case studies selected by the trainees themselves.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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