Process Technology CPD Accredited

Combustion, Fired Heater Operation & Flue Gas Treatment

Louis Jacobs & Dirk-Jan Treur & Edwin Voeten 9/10 Half Days
In-House / On-Site
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This Petrogenium course can be tailored for the specific needs of a refinery, chemical plant or LNG site. Target audience includes Technologists, HSE specialists, Senior Operators, Inspectors and C&S specialists. The course is classroom-based but can be supported by a visit in the field.

The option for post-course consultancy/help-desk support is also available.

Combustion theory, Burners, Furnaces, Incinerators, Heat Recovery, Boilers, Electrical Heaters, (2-phase) flow properties, tube metal temperatures, furnace efficiency, formation of pollutants, GHG reduction, (IR-) inspection of heater tubes, control and (flame) safeguarding, operation, maintenance and inspection.

1st half day
Introduction

  • General Introduction Fired Equipment
  • Theory of Combustion

2nd half day
Burner Designs and Environmental Aspects

  • Burner-basic features
  • Typical burners in Petrochemical Industry
  • Environmental Aspects
  • Developments & future changes

3rd half day
Fired Heaters

  • Heat Transfer modes
  • Transfer of Heat in a Fired heater
  • Energy losses in Fired heater
  • Exercise on efficiency

4th half day
Flow patterns in heater tubes

  • Development of 2-phase flow in heater tubes
  • Impact of flow pattern on transfer of heat
  • Exercise on typical 2-phase flow surface

5th half day
Boilers and Heat Recovery Units

  • Boilers-principle
  • Water tube boilers
  • Fire tube boilers
  • Electrical boilers
  • Heat recovery units

Electrical Heaters

  • TEMA type
  • Radiative heaters
  • Exercise electrical heater

6th half day
Control & Safeguarding

  • Instrument protective functions Fired Equipment
  • Flame Safeguarding
  • Burner ignition
  • Standards
  • Exercise start-up

7th half day
Inspection and Maintenance

  • Failure mechanisms
  • Materials
  • Corrosion
  • Refractory
  • Tube skin measurement
  • IR Thermography

8th half day
Draft control Fired Equipment

  • Boilers & HRSG’s vs. Fired Heaters
  • Stacks
  • Natural, Forced and Balanced draft
  • Air pre-heaters
  • Brownfield Carbon Capture, impact on fired equipment
  • Exercise Draft

Course Review
9/10th half day
Optional

  • Practical Problems
  • Special Topics
  • Visit Fired Equipment on Site

Delivery Options & Upcoming Dates

In-House / On-Site Training

Tailored to Your Team

This course can be tailored and delivered at your own facility — adapted to your specific units, equipment, and team experience level. We come to you, wherever you are in the world.

All content can be customised for awareness, intermediate, or experienced staff. Post-course consultancy and help-desk support is also available.

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