2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety

Session: Ethylene Plant Rotating Equipment Panel Discussion

This session, sponsored by the rotating equipment subcommittee, will feature a panel of subject matter experts discussing issues related to reliability and operability of rotating equipment in ethylene plants, and addressing audience questions.

Chair

Brian Wadas, GE Oil & Gas

Co-Chair

Shane Harvey, Elliott Group

Presentations

02:05 PM

(33a) Compressor Wash Oil Impact on Process Gas Compressor Efficiency and Vibration
Michael Player, David Dutschmann, Marie Conrad

02:30 PM

(33b) Refrigeration Compressors in Ethylene Plants
Shane Harvey

02:55 PM

(33c) High Efficient and Compact Solutions for Next Generation Turbocompressors in Ethylene Plant
Sergio Ghezzi, Giuseppe Iurisci, Francesca Monti, Lorenzo Cosi, Marco Fiori

03:40 PM

(33d) Design Challenges to Apply Mixed Flow Impeller Technology to 3000 Kta Ethane Cracker
Ronald Josefczyk, Daniel Jones

04:05 PM

(33e) Supercritical Ethylene Export
Torben Hoefel, Gunther Kracker, Martin Kamann