This course provides a deeper understanding of the operating and monitoring of steam reformers.
Public :
Engineers, supervisors and staff interested or involved in the operation of a SMR unit.
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
The trainee is required to fulfill at least one of the following criteria:
to have at least 1 year of proven experience in a technical position in a refinery,
or to be in the process of being moved to a position in operation,
or to have followed a training course orientated to introduction to the refining.
Course Content
ANALYSIS OF SMR OPERATING CONDITIONS
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Duration : 1 Day
Main hydrogen manufacturing processes.
Objective of the successive steps: desulfurization, steam reforming, CO shift, hydrogen purification.
Process flow scheme.
Material balance, conversion, yields at various steps.
Feedstock and product quality: natural gas, demineralized water, hydrogen quality.
Operating conditions and control loops.
Characteristics of the chemical reactions involved: thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, their consequences on the operation, side reactions and optimum operating conditions to limit their evolution.
Role and mechanism of a catalyst: chemical and physical characteristics, effect of poisoning and ageing.
Influence of operating conditions on hydrogen production and on downstream steps.
Hydrogen purification:
Adsorption (PSA) and methanation: comparison of performances.
Influence of operating parameters on hydrogen purity, CO2 absorption and amine regeneration.
PSA unit characteristics and operation.
STEAM REFORMER FURNACE OPERATION
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Different types of furnaces: technology, furnace efficiency, operating parameters, control and safety loops.
Catalyst loading procedure.
Behavior of the tube bundle. Mechanical and thermal stress.
Routine operation and main operating constraints.
STEAM PRODUCTION
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Water preparation: drawbacks arising from impurities in water, water quality measurement, characteristics of feed water, thermal degassing, chemical conditioning of water.
Key operating parameters and overall process optimization, interactions between process steps, catalyst cycles management.
Principles of start-up procedure: preparation, ignition, temperature build-up, feed in.
Disturbances: modification of the steam/HC ratio, decrease of feed flowrate, change in feed composition.
Incidents: pretreatment reactor runaway, tube rupture in the furnace, absorption section bypassing.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Describe the steps of the process.
Ways & Means
The content of this course can be adapted to the customer's needs. The pedagogy is focused on the units concerned, under cover of a secrecy agreement if necessary.
Case studies handled in groups, based on typical situations of the sections studied.
Possible contribution of experienced staff reporting his industrial experience of the operation on a daily basis.
Learning assessment
Quiz.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
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