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PROCESS CHEMICALS, INC.
P M B 267
5000 W. Esplanade
Metairie, Louisiana 70006 USA
Tel: 1+(504) 887-7714
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CLIENT HOSTED SEMINARS

PROCESS TROUBLESHOOTING
(A typical 3-day course outline.)

Day One –Distillation
• Purpose of Trays and Reflux
• Effect of Pressure on Fractionation
• Heat Balance – Effect of Pumparounds
• Damaged Trays
• Incipient Flood
• Fouling and Corrosion Effects Fractionation
• Steam Stripping
• Side Stream Draw-off Problems
• Causes of Unstable Operations
• Troubleshooting Using Temperature and Pressure Profiles
• Vacuum Distillation
• Damaged Packed Columns

Day Two – Heat Transfer
• Thermosyphon Reboilers
• Kettle and Forced Circulation Reboilers
• How Reboiler Problems Cause Tower Flooding
• Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Condensers
• Air Fin-Fan Coolers
• Surface Condensers
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Vacuum Systems
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Natural Draft Fired Heaters
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Troubleshooting Air Preheaters
• Coke Formation in Heater Tubes

Day Three – Rotating Equipment
• Operation of Centrifugal Pumps
• Optimum Impeller Size
• Motor Drives – Amp Loading
• Troubleshooting Reduced NPSH
• Steam Turbines – Use of Hand Valves
• Surface Condensers
• Centrifugal Compressors
• Surge and How to Prevent It
• Rotor fouling
• Vacuum Pumps

 

  

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