This course offers a unique opportunity to tailor your experience by attending only the sections that are most relevant to your training needs. This course is one of three sections available. 

For the complete course bundle, please access it here:  Syngas Plants - Preventing Fixed Equipment Failures Course Bundle

Section Summary:

This add-on module links perfectly with the two-day Steam Methane Reformers & Hydrogen Plants and expands on core SMR and hydrogen plant operations to give a comprehensive overview of Ammonia and Methanol Plants. This section dives into advanced process loops essential for hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol production. Topics include CO₂ removal, methanation, ammonia conversion, and secondary reformer management. Participants will gain insight into refractory management, refrigeration, and ammonia storage systems, equipping them with comprehensive knowledge to optimize plant performance and reliability across these critical production loops.

Section Outline:

• A8 CO2 Removal Loop (hydrogen, ammonia, methanol)
• A5 Secondary Reformer & refractory management
• A9 Methanation Loop
• A10 Ammonia Conversion Loop
• A12 Refrigeration & Ammonia Storage Loop

Who Should Attend: 

This highly interactive and hands-on training caters for inexperienced as well as experienced engineers and inspectors. This program is very beneficial to Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineers, Process Engineers, Materials Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Inspectors and Design / Construction Project Engineers (QA/QC) who work on or support Syn Gas Manufacturing Plants. 

Instructor: 

David Keen is a Metallurgist with over 46 years of global experience in Syngas manufacturing facilities. A Subject Matter Expert in fixed equipment integrity, he has developed training modules focused on preventing equipment failures through experiential learning and team problem-solving. David has held senior roles, including Global Chief Engineer and VP of Global Reliability & Risk. As a consultant, he has worked with Hydrogen, Ammonia, and Methanol plants across 12 countries, implementing RBI programs, conducting audits, failure investigations, and overseeing repairs and design. With experience on 33 steam methane reformers, he is a recognized expert in SMR integrity management.

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.

This course offers a unique opportunity to tailor your experience by attending only the sections that are most relevant to your training needs. This course is one of three sections available. 

For the complete course bundle, please access it here:  Syngas Plants - Preventing Fixed Equipment Failures Course Bundle

Section Summary:

The Steam Methane Reformers and Hydrogen Plants course provides a comprehensive overview of SMR design, operation, and maintenance. Topics include the process function of SMRs, start-up and shutdown procedures, controls, heat balancing, and catalyst management. The course also addresses elevated temperature damage mechanisms, key SMR components (such as catalyst tubes, radiant inlet and outlet systems, transfer lines, cold collectors, and the convection section), process waste heat boilers, and the shifted gas loop.

Outline:

Section 1

• Introductions & Review Course Outline
• A1 SMR’s – Process Function & Design
• A2 SMR’s – Start-up, Shut-down, Controls & Heat Balancing
• A3 SMR’s – Catalyst Management
• M3 Elevated Temperature Damage Mechanisms
• A4a SMR’s – Radiant Inlet System

Section 2

• A4b SMR’s – Catalyst Tubes
• A4c SMR’s – Radiant Outlet System
• A4d SMR’s – Transfer Lines / Cold Collectors
• A4e SMR’s – Convection Section
• A6 Process Waste Heat Boilers
• A7 Shifted Gas Loop

Who Should Attend: 

This highly interactive and hands-on training caters for inexperienced as well as experienced engineers and inspectors. This program is very beneficial to Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineers, Process Engineers, Materials Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Inspectors and Design / Construction Project Engineers (QA/QC) who work on or support Syn Gas Manufacturing Plants. 

Instructor: 

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.