PE0459 : Thermal Cracking Process

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Thermal Cracking Process. It covers the basics of thermal conversion and thermal cracking processes; the differences between visbreaking, distillate cracking and thermal gasoil units; the configuration and arrangement of thermal conversion units including flow diagrams and process line-ups; the yields and properties of TC-products and equipment; operating the principles of thermal conversion units; the techniques for monitoring thermal conversion units (TCUs); and implementing start-up and shut-down procedures for thermal conversion units.

During this interactive course, participants will learn the decoking processes, troubleshooting techniques and HSE and emergency procedures; designing and operating thermal conversion furnaces, analyzing real-world issues and developing solutions; the properties of feed residue and their impact on processing; the stability theory and its application in thermal conversion; the principles of fuel oil blending and economic analysis of thermal conversion processes; the thermal conversion processes, process flow diagrams and mass balances; the equipment constraints and optimization, economic considerations, fuel oil blending and economics, unit decokes and maintenance; the detailed procedures for decoking units and root causes of issues; and developing practical solutions.