Estimation of relief load and realistic relieving temperature for heavy-end fractionating columns

Jhuma Saha is a Process Engineer with Bechtel India. She has 16 yr of process engineering experience in petroleum refining and petrochemicals front-end engineering and detailed design. Prior to joining Bechtel India, she worked with Fluor, Foster Wheeler and Linde. She holds an MS degree in chemical engineering from Jadavpur University in India.

Sushree Chaudhuri is a Process Engineer with Bechtel India. She has 20 yr of experience in petroleum refining, petrochemicals, offshore oil and gas and flare systems, and front end and detailed design. Prior to joining Bechtel India, she worked with Fluor Gurgaon and Foster Wheeler. She holds BS degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Calcutta.

Sander Groenendijk has 19 yr of experience in oil, gas and chemicals front-end engineering and detailed design and is a subject matter expert in process simulation, hydraulics and safety and relief systems. He holds an MS degree and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Amsterdam.