Attendees may select one of the two preconference workshops will be held on March 9, 2007 at Awal ballroom, Gulf Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Workshop Schedule:

07:30 08:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:15 10:15 - 12:00 12:00 - 13:00 13:15 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:15 15:15 - 16:30 18:00

Registration and Refreshments Course Instruction Coffee Break Course Instruction Lunch Break Course Instruction Coffee Break Course Instruction Please join us for an evening reception

Following are the details of the workshops:

Course 1:  Fired Heater Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

Who Should Attend:

This course will be of interest to engineers and personnel involved in Fired Heater operations having or requiring the basic understanding of direct fired heaters and who require knowledge of routine maintenance and troubleshooting issues.

Personnel may include plant operators, operating engineers, field service personnel, plant managers, and design engineers involved in the hydrocarbon processing, refining, and chemical processing industries.

Course Description:

The course presents a refresher of direct fired heaters and nomenclature, combustion, operations, burner and pilot types, instrumentation and controls, and safe heater operation.  Personnel who design and operate fired heater equipment also require knowledge of maintenance and troubleshooting common failures to effectively minimize operating difficulties.  This course will provide a fundamental framework for this knowledge.

Workshop Outline:

Section 1- Fired Heater Operation

• Natural draft direct fired heaters and nomenclature
• Combustion
• Fired heater operations
• Burner and burner pilot types
• Safe heater operation, incl. normal start-up and shutdown
• Instrumentation and controls

Section 2 - Fired Heater Maintenance

• Radiant section
• Convection section
• Tubes and header boxes
• Stacks and dampers
• Burner and burner tips
• Instrumentation

Section 3 - Fired Heater Troubleshooting

• Visual inspection of the heater tubes
• Burner flames and operations
• Process flow and temperature monitoring
• Flue gas temperature and draft profile
• Tube failures
• Field Surveys

About the Instructor:

Dr. Raffaele Villante
Senior Advisor, Linde Impianti Italia

 

 

Raffaele "Leo" Villante is Senior Advisor for Sales & Marketing at Linde Impianti Italia SpA, Fired Heaters Division. As the founder of Linde Impianti, he served as the General Manager for a number of years. With over 35 years of experience, Dr. Villante has been involved with nearly 400 fired heaters in various technical and management positions with both Linde Impianti Italia and KTI Italy, including design, engineering, project management, construction, sales and marketing. Dr. Villante holds a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Politecnico University of Milan, Italy.

Course 2: Combustion, Thermal Systems and Air Pollution Control

Who Should Attend:

This course will be of interest to engineers and personnel involved purchasing, designing, and operating thermal and combustion systems. Personnel may include plant operators, operating engineers, field service personnel, plant managers, design engineers, regulators, and compliance personnel involved in the hydrocarbon processing, refining, chemical processing, and waste treatment industries.  Attendees should have a BS degree or equivalent operations, engineering or scientific experience.

Section 1 - Combustion Basics
  
Section 2 - Regulatory Review

Section 3 - VOC and Organic Vapor Oxidisers

Section 4 - Burning Liquids
  
Section 5 - Burning Solids; Boilers

Section 6 - Air Pollution Control Systems for Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants

Section 7 - Controls, Monitors and Testing

About the Instructor:

Thomas F. McGowan
TMTS Associates Inc.

Thomas F. McGowan is president and founder of TMTS Associates Inc., a firm specializing in thermal systems and air pollution control. He was previously employed by RMT/Four Nines, American Combustion, the Georgia Tech Research Institute and Particulate Solid Research, Inc. McGowan has 35 years of experience in combustion, air pollution control, solids handling and industrial ventilation. Mr. McGowan holds a M.S.Ch.E. from Manhattan College in New York City, and an M.S. in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech. He recently authored AWMA's online Elearning course on NOx Control, at http://www.awma.org/events/view_event.html?typeid=2&id=1