2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety

Session: Reliability and Operability of Rotating Equipment in Ethylene Plants

<p>This session, sponsored by the rotating equipment subcommittee, will present issues related to reliability and operability of rotating equipment in ethylene plants</p>

Chair

Brian Wadas, GE Oil & Gas

Co-Chair

Shane Harvey, Elliott Group

Presentations

09:35 AM

(5a) Modernization of Existing Ethylene Crackers (Compressor & Turbine Footprint Replacement Options in Brownfield Locations)
Yuji Kuramoto, Bryan Barrington, Todd Monroe

09:50 AM

(5b) Footprint Installation of a Condensing Steam Turbine during a Shutdown
Bryan Barrington

10:25 AM

(5c) The Soft-Side of the Control Valve, a New Approach for Control Valve Diagnostics
Ricardo Castaneda

10:45 AM

(5d) Mitigating Fouling in Process Gas Compressors
Anahita Khanlari, Debby Rossana, Dr. Theodore C. Arnst