This course provides a better understanding of the operation of hydrotreatment units and helps participants to be better prepared to deal with disturbed situations.
Public :
Shift leaders, panel operators and experienced operators in charge of the operation of hydrotreatment units.
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
STUDY OF INITIAL SIMULATED STEADY CASE
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Duration : 1 Day
Main process scheme, operating circuits, main pieces of equipment, control systems.
Characteristics of the streams, operating conditions.
Significance of the process parameters of the units: mass balances, temperatures, pressures, recycle flow rates, amine washing efficiency, recontacting system.
Profile of important parameters along the unit (pressure, temperatures).
Analytical survey.
OPERATION OF THE UNIT: MAIN OPERATING PARAMETERS & OPTIMIZATION
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Duration : 2 Days
Each operating parameter impact on operation is illustrated thanks to simulator handlings.
Reactor temperatures, pressure drop and H2 partial pressure, recycle rate, quench ratio, recontacting ratio…
Feed composition according to origins of constituents.
Severity of different processes according to feed and products specifications.
Protection of the catalyst along a run.
Give away and how to avoid it.
Optimization of stripping and drying operation.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Duration : 1 Day
Risks and hazards related to the process.
Safety and ESD system.
Operating deviations:
Feed or hydrogen composition change.
Amine washing failure, heater failure.
Make-up gas or recycle gas compressor failure, feed pump failure.
Start-up procedures: main steps and explanation of the role of each step.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Identify key physico-chemical characteristics of the process,
Describe the process steps & the way to monitor them,
Justify process and operating safety measures.
Ways & Means
Each case study is covered by handling using a high fidelity simulator, following several steps:
objective of the case study, action by the trainees: operation/settings, stabilization,
analysis of the evolution of operating parameters up to the final state; mass balance, ratios, performance,
consequences for operation strategies.
The duration and content of the training course can be customized to the needs of the client site and the profile of the participants.
Parts of or whole session adaptable to virtual classroom.
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.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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