Preliminary Program subject to change
T2003 Managing Ethylene Plant Abnormal Operations Paper Session
OverviewPapers relative to the management of abnormal or non-routine operations in ethylene plants will be presented.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference (T2)

Chair

Dwain Raduenz
Senior Principal Engineer
Ethylene Technology Group
Sasol North America, Inc.
2201 Old Spanish Trail
Westlake, LA 70669
Phone Number: 337-494-5733
Fax Number: 281-368-2601
Email: dwain.raduenz@us.sasol.com

CoChair

Vance Grieshop
Shell Chemical Company
P.O. Box 10
Norco, LA 70079
Phone Number: 504-465-7069
Fax Number: 504-465-7120
Email: vance.grieshop@shell.com
Introductory Remarks
University of Ethylene and Freshman Orientation
Julie Stilley, Hydrocarbons Technology Center, The Dow Chemical Company, Bldg 2504, Plaquemine, LA
Gasoline Fractionator - Treatment Program to Extend Run Length
Darrell Thrash, GE Water & Process Technologies, Lumberton, TX
Bflp Gasoline Fractionator – Stone & Webster Ripple Tray® Installation
Dirk Vergaelen, BASF FINA Petrochemicals, Port Arthur, TX and Vance Ham, Shaw Stone & Webster, Houston, TX
Break
Critical Condition Management
Lothar Lang, Control Systems and Engineering, Lyondell Chemical Company, Channelview, TX
Operating Experience and Enhanced Acetylene Reactor Performance
Thomas J. Gonzales, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP, The Woodlands, TX
Corrosion Under Insulation
Donna Fruge and Karl Bishop, Westlake Chemical Corporation, Sulphur, LA
Steam System Process Upset Review & Validation of Response
Andre Bernard, NOVA Chemicals (Canada) Ltd., Sarnia, ON, Canada
Concluding Remarks

Topical 2: The 20th Ethylene Producers’ Conference