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The American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Baton Rouge Section
presented its
AIChE Relief Valve & Process Fired Heater Seminar.
Attendees Earned 7
Professional Development Hours (PDH’s)
Topic Description
Pressure relief valve types, their advantages and limitations will be covered first. Basic terminology and ASME code principles, the evolution of PRV types, major factors influencing the proper selection of a PRV, principles of operation, and advantages and limitations will be focused on in detail. The second half will cover pressure relief valve sizing and ASME code issues. The role of ASME and the National Board, capacity certification, and other ASME code requirements will be discussed in detail.
Topic Description
This session will focus on process fired heater equipment for refineries and chemical plants. A detailed analysis will be given on critical factors for optimum performance of heaters for process consistency and economy. Factors will include air leakage, heater enclosure sealing and insulation, location and type of sight ports and other heater enclosure penetrations, and fuel quality. Emphasis will be on troubleshooting and optimization of process heaters along with NOX emission reductions. Problem situations such as overfiring, radiant and convection anomalies, high stack temperatures, chronic tube support failures, and draft control constraints will be addressed.
Presenters:
Earl Richard holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Southern University. He currently is the Technical Sales and Applications Manager for Pressure Management & Instrumentation Products at Tyco Valves and Controls. Prior to that he worked as an Operations Engineer for Amoco Production Co. in New Orleans & Lafayette, managing several onshore & inland water oil & gas production efforts. He has been involved in the field of application, specification and troubleshooting of pressure relieving devices for 21 years.
William Fraase is a 1990 graduate of Oklahoma State University. He currently serves as Petro-chem's Business Development Manager and North American Refinery Technical Specialist. Mr. Fraase possesses more than 20 years of successful experience in the design, application, and improvement of combustion equipment and fired heater systems. His unique combination of technical applications and end-user business knowledge for critical components as well as complex integrated systems has enabled Mr. Fraase to execute novel solutions that meet both the technical and business objectives of petrochemical clients worldwide.
Russ Brown is a graduate of the Manufacturing Technology program from The University of Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1987. Mr. Brown has been involved with the technical application, problem solving, and sales engineering for a broad range of specialty process equipment for more than 15 years. He has served as the Technical Sales Manager for G SQUARED for the past 8 years.
Members of the following Societies qualified for the "Members"
Early-Bird Registration Price (before 5/15/09):
Local Professional Societies
National Technical Societies
