In-Person Course Delivery

UOP MeroxTM Process

Course Overview

This course provides the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to efficiently and safely operate UOP Merox units. Led by experienced UOP process specialists, the course covers process flow and equipment, unit operation, analytical procedures, maintenance procedures, and safety. To ensure the practical application of knowledge, discussion includes normal operations, startup, shutdown, and troubleshooting. Classroom lectures can be combined with field practical testing at the unit to allow the participants “see and practice” what was learned in the classroom. Following the unit visit, participants will have a question-and-answer session and discuss any operating problems and solutions to improve the overall operation of the Merox unit.

Course Benefits

• Understand UOP Merox Process chemistry and process flow
• Identify common impurities and methods for their removal
• Understand best practices for unit operation, startup, and shutdown
• Develop effective techniques for solving problems

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for process engineers and operations personnel who work with the Merox unit or supervise those who do.

Course Topics

• Merox process flow overview
• Pre-treatment
• Merox treatment
• Post-treatment
• Operation: control and troubleshooting
• Startup and shutdown procedures
• Special procedures

Prerequisite

The Merox course has a Web-Based Training (WBT) pre-requisite that will need to be completed by the registrants prior to the commencement of the course. The basic concepts presented online will be briefly reviewed during the classroom session. With this foundation successfully established, instructors can focus the face-to-face training on more advanced topics, including procedures, troubleshooting, and field exercises.

Details on how to access and complete the WBT will be sent to the registrants’ email addresses a minimum of 30 days prior to the start of the course.

Fired Heaters

Course Overview

This course provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to improve the operation, profitability, and safety of a plant’s fired heaters. Classroom lectures cover furnace design, process considerations, and field evaluation of fired heaters. Topics such as troubleshooting common heater problems, burner operation, inspection and turnaround items, emissions, instrumentation, and preparation of new heater specifications are also covered. Tools used to achieve high reliability are reviewed. This is an interactive workshop where students are encouraged to discuss problems they’ve encountered on the job.

Course Benefits

• Identify and list the applicable codes and standards for fired heaters
• Identify safety issues
• Explain key operating parameters
• Describe how fired heaters function
• Recognize typical problems and identify possible causes
• Discuss key inspection and turnaround items

Who Should Attend?

The course is designed for heater specialists, process engineers, reliability engineers, energy coordinators, inspectors, and senior operations personnel. Those new to the industry as well as more senior personnel will benefit from the course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction
• Process Function
• Description of Heater
• Terminology of Heater
• Heat Transfer Basics
2. Radiant Section
• Typical Furnace Temperatures
• Heat Distribution in Heaters
• Flux Distribution Around Tubes
• Peak Heat Flux
• Radiant Heat Balance
• Tube Wall Temperature Calculations
3. Bridgewall Temperature Evaluation
• Stefan-Boltzman Equation
• UOP Method
• Lobo Evans Method
4. Convection Section
• Convection Heat Balance
• Monrad Equation
• Cold End Approach Charts
• Engineering Manual & Calculation ESCOA Method