Tuesday, April 28, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Room 13/14 (Tampa Convention Center)
#43 - Ethylene Plant Maintenance and Reliability Session (T4A06)
Ethylene Plant Maintenance and Reliability Paper Session. Fluctuating product demand, along with feedstock and energy prices have resulted in a challenging environment for operators of Olefin producing plants. The impact of maintenance and reliability efforts to operate these plants safely, environmentally responsibly and profitably has never been greater. With this in mind, the Maintenance and Reliability Session consists of papers that address corrosion under insulation, hot tapping and line stopping, and a review of ethylene furnace isolation valves. Other papers review the manufacture of radiant cracking tubes, radiant coil spring hanger maintenance, and an industry wide survey of maintenance practices
Chair:	John F. Ellis
8:00 AM			Welcoming Remarks
8:05 AM	43a		European Ethylene Producers Committee (EEPC) Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) Study Group Report – “How Big Is the Impact of CUI?” Antoine Baeche, Kevin William McQuillan, Hendrik Johannes de Bruyn
8:35 AM	43b		Hot Tapping and Line Stopping Edward J. Buckley
9:05 AM	43c		General Performance Comparison and P/M Considerations of Ethylene Furnace Isolation Valves Todd A. Peltier
9:35 AM			Break
9:55 AM	43d		Radiant Cracking Tubes – Quality from the Foundry Matthew Webb, Michael Gyorffy
10:25 AM	43e		Radiant Coil Spring Hanger Maintenance Considerations Mark S. Karrs, Kenneth P. Webb
10:55 AM	43f		2008 Furnace Maintenance Survey Paul van Helmond, Steve Guinn, Dave Oulton, David Eisenhawer
11:25 AM			Concluding Remarks

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