Petrochemical Refinery Fitness for Service Mechanical Expert

Technical Consultant #2141

Fifteen years experience of engineering mechanics, reliability, and pressure vessels in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industry.
Establishment of reliable data collection systems for petrochemical operating plants.
Refractory research to develop a ceramic lining system and an on-stream lining thickness monitoring system for Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) cyclones.
Refractory testing in accordance with API-936 practices.
Finite element structural and heat transfer analysis for petrochemicals and related process equipment.

Focused Areas

Undisclosed Company, Owner, Present

Finite element structural and heat transfer analysis for petrochemicals and related process equipment.
Refractory lining and troubleshooting for refining and carbon black process units.
Refractory testing in accordance with API-936 practices.

Mobil Technology Company, (Mobil Oil), Senior Engineer; Fixed Equipment Specialist, 1991 - 2000

Pressure vessel engineer and refractory lining specialist for pressurized equipment.

Exxon Mobil, Fixed Equipment Specialist, 1991 - 2000

Performed fitness-for-service, fracture mechanics, and fatigue calculations on pressure vessels, tankage, piping systems, and various machine components.
Experienced in the use of commercial software for finite element modeling and reliability modeling, ANSYS, Abaqus, Jardine RAM modeling, and Relisoft Weibull.
Used Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) modeling software to determine the most efficient and economic project equipment configurations to achieve maximum reliability.
Developed repair, replacement, and preventive maintenance strategies using Weibull analysis and failure modes, effects and criticality analysis.
Designed internals for refinery vessels, both new and existing.
Provided FCC unit turnaround internal inspections and technical support with special emphasis on insulating and erosion resistant refractory linings.
Conducted refractory research aimed at developing a ceramic lining system and an on-stream lining thickness monitoring system for FCC cyclones.
Planned and engineered all refractory repairs as Turnaround Maintenance Engineer.
Hired and managed refractory inspection firm.
Engineered additional repair/modification projects including: reactor stripper, reactor cyclone thermowells, CO boiler, main column bottom strainers, cooling tower, and assorted piping and ductwork.

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