Summary: 

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand combustion basics
• Understand operating best practices
• Understand hardware
• Understand instrumentation of fired equipment
• Make rough calculations for troubleshooting of field problems
• Optimize/balance proper operation and thermal efficiency of fired equipment

Outline:

Combustion Theory

• Combustion of fuels
• Furnace efficiency calculations
• Flammability limit

Burners

• Burner types
• Operating characteristics
• Optimization

Low NOx Burners

• Formation of NOx and Solids
• Overview of NOx and Solids reduction techniques
• How to reduce the impact of combustion on the environment

Furnaces

• Purposes and process application
• Furnace scheme, components, and general lay-out
• Main parameters in furnace efficiency
• Transfer of heat from fuel to process (radiation/convection; gasfiring / oil firing)
• Two phase flow
• Causes of furnace tube overheating
• Effect of coke formation
• Air Different furnace types

Air Preheat

• Effects on efficiency
• SO3 Dew point corrosion
• Different types
• Operation/maintenance

Furnace Control and Safety

• Minimum stops
• Steam atomizers
• Fuel temperature and steam-oil delta p control
• Safeguarding
• Air/fuel ration control schemes
• Effect of variations in molecular weight
• Safeguarding types

Furnace Draft

• Purpose of furnace stacks
• Pressure profiles of natural and forced draught systems
• To be able to calculate actual draught levels in combustion systems

Start-up and Operation

• Maintenance and inspection of burners
• Furnace Oxygen – and draft control
• Normal operation – “control knobs”

Furnace Tube Decoking

• Shot blasting
• High Pressure Water Jetting
• Spalling
• Safeguarding
• Steam-Air decoking
• Mechanical decoking aka Pigging

Refractory

• Integrity and drying
• Preparations
• Water requirements and bonding systems”

Furnace Tube Failure

• Causes
• Prevention
• Optimization

On-Line Chemical Cleaning

• Fuel additives
• Radiant cell additives

Boilers

Instructor:  

Belal Hassoun, P. Eng., is a seasoned professional with 25+ years in oil and gas, specializing in fired equipment engineering. His roles have included Design Engineer, Sr. Fired Equipment Engineer, Package Engineer, and Consultant. Belal has led/participated in numerous projects, including a high-profile FAIR at Kuwait's KNPC Shuaiba Refinery and the evaluation of a new ferrule system in a Sulphur Recovery Unit. These projects resulted in significant cost savings and operational improvements. He holds a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary and is known for his collaborative approach and commitment to delivering results.

Venue & Logistics: 

Hotel Booking Link: Book Hotel Here

*Please note this link expires two weeks before the start of the course. Please notify training@becht.com for any issues with the booking link.

Location:  15700 John F Kennedy Blvd, Houston, TX 77032

• Phone:  +12814425100
• Hotel Website
• Parking available on-site - free for all training attendees

For more information on training logistics, see the linked Attendee Info Sheet.