van Zyl, G.
Gys van Zyle is a principal engineer at SABIC’s Asset Technology Centre. He has 20 years of experience in the petrochemical industry, mostly related to mechanical design, numerical simulation and fitness for service. He holds an MS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.
Case study: Service life assessment of boiler superheater tubes
Boilers are used in petrochemical facilities to generate steam that can be used to meet process and utility requirements. Many industrial boiler designs can be shop assembled and are therefore referre..
Case history: Failure analysis of a syngas compressor
Gas Processing/LNG
/ Maintenance & Reliability
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Acid Gas Removal
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Compressors
/ Construction
/ Corrosion
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Middle East
/ Rotating Equipment
/ Safety
A first-stage impeller in a synthetic gas compressor failed after 20 years of service. The compressor is a six-stage centrifugal compressor driven by a steam turbine. This case history discusses the i..
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction
