March 2016
Heat Transfer
Calculate thermal efficiency to optimize fired heater operation
In a Saudi International Petrochemical Co. petrochemical plant, fired heaters are designed to supply heat duty at 7 MW and are one of the major consumers of energy.
The Authors
is the general manager of operations at Saudi International Petrochemical Co. in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. He started his career in process engineering and gained wide operational and troubleshooting experience in working for international gas companies, especially in the area of reformer furnaces. He graduated in chemical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Vijay Shirpurkar is a Senior Process Engineer at Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. He has 19 years of experience in technical services, as well as in refinery and petrochemical plant operations. He has worked on the delayed coker unit at the world’s largest grassroots refinery (Reliance Industries Ltd. in Jamnagar, India) as Manager of the LPG and fuel gas separation units. He has worked as Process Lead in the PBT unit from basic stage to startup. He has also published papers in international magazines. He is a graduate in chemical engineering from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University in Lonere Maharashtra, India.
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