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Develop a comprehensive computer simulation model of an existing Syltherm heating and cooling system in a pharmaceutical pilot plant to help improve process control and better optimize operations.
Perform a relief device sizing study for an Isomerization Unit and associated Propane Refrigeration Skid at an independent U.S. oil refinery.
Develop process instrumentation specifications for a new crude unit revamp project.
Provide on-site process engineering support for plant turnaround and various other activities at a U.S. petroleum refinery.
Conduct a relief valve and flare system capacity evaluation on a refiner's recently revamped HDS Unit and Reformer Unit.
Perform an evaluation of the safety pressure relief system and flare system capacity at a petroleum refinery.
Determine refinery maximum intended hazardous liquid inventories to help client comply with PSM regulations.
Develop refinery process safety information for the purpose of compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations.
Provide an independent 3rd party due diligence evaluation and plant site visit of a petroleum refinery in Asia.
Develop a summary table of safe operating limits (SOLs) for each of the processing units within a U.S. based refinery.
Determine the maximum intended hazardous liquid inventories for two refineries to help the client fulfill its obligations specified in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Regulation, 29 CFR 1910.119.
Provide a process design for a hydrogen sulfide scrubber on a refinery sour gas stream.
Refinery pressure relief valve evaluation for determining relief valve capacities at current process throughput rates.
Review operations of existing butane vaporizer associated with railcar unloading facilities to determine overpressure scenarios and design pressure relief devices for protection.
Project management for completing the process design of replacement Butamer dryers. Also provided project oversight for mechanical and structural design and equipment installation.
Preparation of as-built P&IDs for multiple petroleum refineries.
Identify and document refinery-wide flare loading scenarios.
Process design for conditioning the refinery fuel gas using a central fuel gas knock-out drum to combine multiple fuel gas sources to provide a more consistent refinery wide fuel gas heating value, remove impurities, and stabilize supply pressure. Simulation Diagram
Pilot scale process design and front-end engineering design package for a novel bitumen / heavy oil upgrading unit designed to reduce the feedstock viscosity.
Develop a plan and and execute a design for smoothing delivery of coker product streams to several different refinery hydrotreating units.
Computer process simulations and operational evaluations of a new acquisition hydrocarbon light ends fractionation system. Simulation Diagram
Execute a process design for the caustic scrubbing system, evaluate existing and new columns for use as the scrubber and evaluate fired heater.
Preliminary evaluation of an existing petroleum refinery crude distillation unit for potential revamp opportunities to increase throughput.
Perform a preliminary engineering study for debottlenecking a petroleum refinery crude distillation unit and provide the process design for the improved unit configuration. Simulation Diagram
Provide process engineering support to a process equipment design/fabrication firm by developing a detailed process design (FEL-3 level) package for a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Unit in a Cumene production process.