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Refiner insider discussion, information, education and lessons learned. Geared toward people who work in oil and gas refineries or supporting equipment or services.

Optimizing the Furnace - Excess Oxygen and Draft 04/23/2019

Optimizing the Furnace - Excess Oxygen and Draft Host: Evan Hyde This podcast is about furnaces and how draft and excess oxygen can affect the efficiency of the furnace, especially in regards to delayed coking units. Furnaces should run with 2-4% excess oxygen. Anything below that will lead to increased heather fouling. If it's too high, there is afterburn. Evan discusses specifics of these issues; safety methods when monitoring the furnace; and how to determine best efficiency parameters for your furnace. #REFCOMM @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/9495365

Refinery Operations News 04/17/2017

Refinery Operations News Host: Evan Hyde Guests: Rene Gonzales with - Changes in the refining industry with USA export ban changes - Modularization best practices for more efficient PHA, PSSR, MOC, and project management - - Rene’s highlights from - Feedstock flexibility - Less urgency in environmental regulation changes - - Zero emissions and unit revamp target project potential - #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5273359

Modeling Crude Impacts In the Refinery 04/17/2017

Modeling Crude Impacts In the Refinery Host: Evan Hyde Guests: Dave Geddes - Mr. Geddes background, he managed PIMS group at Bechtel for 15yrs. For the past 15yrs, he has been doing feasibility studies for new refinery projects and updating refinery LP systems. - Crude oil supplies and characteristics with a focus on traditional and nontraditional crudes, naphthenic vs parafinic crudes and properties. - What is an assays and how differences can be expected between the predicted vs actual in the model and in the plant. - Certain assays vary over time over time - which crudes vary the most and why? - Impacts on key refining processes including mischaracterization of yields for novel feedstocks. For example how paraffinic cracking yields are better for FCC but naphthenic are better for HDC - Training at Refcomm > Links #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5273174

Benefits of the Bucket Brigade 04/17/2017

Benefits of the Bucket Brigade Host: Evan Hyde Guests: Gary Pitman with Coking.com - What is it? A weekly gathering of all the people associated with the unit at a fixed time, no exceptions. - Everyone means operators, engineers, maintenance crew, turnaround planners, contractor project teams, inspectors, even procurement. - Get a bucket, walk the unit (or a specific area within), collect anything that’s not supposed to be there. Bring the buckets to a designated area. Collate or dump what you find. But discuss what you see with your peers. - Breaks down barriers, builds communication, cleans the unit, and improves operation - all for the price of 1 hour per week and a few buckets. #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5272923

Got Mass? Coriolis Flow Meters 04/17/2017

Got Mass? Coriolis Flow Meters - on how mass flow meters work, do the twist - Very useful delayed coker applications - get a handle on material balance and recycle - Heater charge and fresh feed - Product streams - Antifoam injection Some companies who sell these devices include: #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5272917

Slide Your Coke Drum Cracking Problems Away 04/17/2017

Slide Your Coke Drum Cracking Problems Away Guests: Dr. Mahmod Samman, - image (from Linkedin, Gowrisanthosh Palika) - HES drum - from Sumitomo at Refcomm Rio 2009 - AMSE (PVP-2017) - Hawaii Attend Dr. Samman’s training #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5272873

Voices of Refcomm 2015 04/17/2017

Voices of Refcomm 2015 Guests: 1. Tom Kline with 2. Sam Clemens with - of Structural Technologies in action with a massive DCU tabletop and pad rebuild. - about their decoking valve technology. #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5272862

Gun Drills and Operator Preparedness 04/17/2017

Gun Drills and Operator Preparedness Guests: Gary Pitman with Coking.com - Gun drills started in the . It’s used in the airline industry and some refineries. - Approach it like a zone defense in sports. What the heater charge pump trips, where do you go? - Some specific examples like high-high level responses, boiler feed water pump trips, or coker in-drum proximity systems Episode image from #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5272851

Building Reliability Practices Across Industries 04/17/2017

Building Reliability Practices Across Industries Guests: John Mleczewski, Linde Group - Common concepts of reliability practices from refining, chemical, and industrial gas separation plants - Cultural aspects of building an organizational commitment to a reliability based culture - Example of how reliability extends beyond operations and engineering to procurement. It really takes the village. - Specific examples for operator rounds for overhung centrifugal pumps Check out John’s course - Show image from #REFCOMM Twitter: @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5272841

Control Valve Troubleshooting 03/22/2017

Control Valve Troubleshooting Host: Evan Hyde The podcast pertains to Sliding Stem Pneumatic Control Valves. When a plant is operational there are numerous things that could cause control valve problems: - Hunting Valve - Positioner problems - Handjack positions - Leaks - Packing problems - Valve internal problems - Flow problems In summary, a good troubleshooting process looks like this: 1. Visually Inspect for loose fittings, leaks, general condition 2. Place valve in manual and verify stability 3. Return to auto control and monitor 4. Check positioner gauges and feedback arm 5. Analyze DCS setpoint, pv, and output 6. Repeat as needed to get the valve working….. #REFCOMM @RefiningCommunity or @Cokingcom Variety of Linkedin groups as well. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/5191742

John Elliott receives Lifetime Achievement Award 05/25/2016

John Elliott receives Lifetime Achievement Award /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/4394969

John Elliott receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Coking.com 05/25/2016

John Elliott receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Coking.com /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/4394933

Sludge Injection 12/29/2015

Sludge Injection This relates to a process and apparatus for injecting sludge into the vapor phase of a coking process to vaporize the sludge while minimizing the carryover of solids and coke to downstream equipment. The process and apparatus are applicable to use in delayed coking operations and are useful on various sludges which can be found in refineries or petrochemical plants. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/4044152

IE Expert Charlie Smith Talks Motors - Part 2 of 2 12/28/2015

IE Expert Charlie Smith Talks Motors - Part 2 of 2 Wide ranging motor discussion touches on history, refinery applications, failures, bearing lube, criticality, high tech test equipment recommendations, best practices and more. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/4042755

IE Expert Charlie Smith Talks Motors - Part 1 of 2 12/28/2015

IE Expert Charlie Smith Talks Motors - Part 1 of 2 Wide ranging motor discussion touches on history, refinery applications, failures, bearing lube, criticality, high tech test equipment recommendations, best practices and more. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/4042743

General Outline 12/28/2015

General Outline The Refining Community podcast mission statement, introductions of your host Evan Hyde and Gary Pitman, an in invitation to contribute, a suggestion on nut runners and motor operated valves. /episode/index/show/refcomm/id/4042732

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