Application of ring-type joint gaskets in a refinery

Sang-Mo Lee has more than 26 yr of experience as a Fixed-Equipment Engineer at SK Energy. His main tasks include root cause analysis (RCA), troubleshooting, fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluation, maintenance procedures and technical support for the refining and petrochemical business. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering, and is qualified as a professional engineer for welding and metallurgy by the South Korean government.

Se-Ho Lee is a stationary equipment engineer with SK Energy at the Ulsan complex in South Korea. He has more than four years of petrochemical industry experience, specializing in pressure vessel and flange leak troubleshooting and maintenance. He is credited with major roles and involvement in the development of standard specifications and maintenance procedures of stationary equipment. He graduated with a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Inha University in South Korea.

Seokryong Jeon is team leader on the stationary equipment engineering team at SK Energy. He has more than 20 years of experience in reliability technology and project management in refinery and petrochemical plants. He received an MS degree and a BS degree in metallurgical engineering from Hanyang University in South Korea.

Tae Young Jang is a Senior Researcher at the SK Innovation Institute of Technology Innovation in Daejeon, South Korea. He has more than 11 yr of petrochemical industry experience, specializing in computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis. He received an MS degree in mechanical engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).