| Preliminary Program subject to change |
| T2008 Rotating Equipment Paper Session |
| Papers will be presented dealing with issues related to the performance and reliability of compressors and turbines in ethylene plants. |
| Topical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference (T2) |
Chair
Kazim Akhtar
Manager
Mechanical Engineering
CB&I-Lummus
3010 Briarpark Drive
Houston, TX 77042
Phone Number: 713-821-4617
Fax Number: 713-821-3734
Email: kakhtar@cbi.com
CoChair
Robert Parrott
Stone & Webster
1430 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077-2033
Phone Number: 281-368-3933
Fax Number: 281-368-4001
Email: robert.parrott@shawgrp.com
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| Introductory Remarks |
| 20 Years of Olefin Technology Developments |
Compressor Surge
Joe Moreno, Speciality Engineering, Lyondell Chemical Company, Channelview, TX and Charlie Rutan, Lyondell Chemical Company, Alvin, TX |
Use of Dynamic Simulation in the Design of Ethylene Plants
Greg Berry, Vinod Patel and Jeffrey Feng, Mechanical, KBR, Houston, TX |
Steam Turbine Internal Blade or Diaphragm Corrosion and Fatigue Failure
Satoshi Hata, Hiroshima Machinery Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan |
| Break |
Noise Control in Ethylene Plants
Joe Bhavsar, Mechanical Engineering, CB&I, Houston, TX |
Consider Piping Dynamics with Compressor Revamps
Ken Atkins, Engineering Dynamics, Inc., San Antonio, TX |
Olefins Plant Compressors' Reliability Performance - Epc 2005 Survey Results
Rashmi K. Shah, Ethylene Producers Committee, Rotating Machinery Subcommittee, Houston, TX |
| Concluding Remarks |
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