Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Process Plant Operation, Integrity, and Reliability:
- Process Plant Optimization and Energy Conservation – Overview
- Asset Integrity Management (AIM) and Optimization - Integrating operation, inspection, and maintenance effort
- Plant Integrity and Reliability – Cornerstone of Plant Optimization and Energy Management
- Operation and Maintenance Impacts on Plant Integrity and Reliability
- Equipment condition monitoring and assessment
- Establishment of Operating Windows (OW) - Maximize throughput within the limits defined by mechanical-structural integrity over the expected life of the asset components
- Effective management of change (MOC) program – On-going link between engineering, operations and maintenance
- Process Plant Economics
Process Plant Optimization:
- Process Control Basics
- Elements of Process Plant Optimization
- Components Required To Optimize An Industrial Process
- Process or a mathematical model of the process, and process variables which can be manipulated and controlled
- Application Of Simulation Technology To Plant Optimization And Control - Plant Optimization Models
- The Basics Of Heat Integration
- Pinch technology
- Heat exchanger train optimization
- Optimization procedure
- Application Of Simulation Technology To Plant Optimization And Control - Plant Optimization Models
Industrial Energy Management – Energy Efficiency: Good for Business – Good for the Environment:
- Energy Use and Optimization in Process industries
- Industrial Energy Management Techniques
- Industrial Energy Management and System Standards
- Industry Program for Energy Conservation
- Best Practices in Process Plant Energy Management
- Developing Customized Energy Management Program
- Obstacles that Face Energy Management Programs
- Examples of energy management programs and standards CIPEC, UNIDO
- Incentives for energy assessment and energy retrofit projects
Energy Conservation Opportunities:
- Implementing an Energy Management Program
- Benchmarking Energy Intensity and Usage
- Technology Options - New energy-efficient technologies. Examples include a Corrosion analyzer for advanced materials and fabricated components Fiber optic sensor for combustion measurement and control
- Energy Conservation Checklist
- Plant processes
- Mechanical Systems
- Electric Power
- Technical and Economic Evaluation of Potential Opportunities
The Implications of Plant Optimization Activities:
- Relating Energy Efficiency To Business Outcomes
- Impact of optimization activities and technological modifications to the plant
- Plant integrity and safety
- Technology licenses
- Financing agreements
- Impact on Human Resources – The human factor
