Course Objectives

• To assist participants in understanding the main elements of plant optimization the way how to achieve and realize potential benefits
• To enhance the business focus of participants and equip them to make more contributions to sustainable plant profitability
• To equip maintenance professionals, planners and engineers with the knowledge to select the most appropriate methodologies for their maintenance decision-making
• To learn how to identify the potential for reduction of energy consumption
• To provide participants with practical and effective methods and tools to perform technical and economic evaluations of the alternatives

Course Outline

Overview of Optimization Technologies

• Overview of Optimization Technologies for Process Plants
• Elements of Process Plant Optimization Procedure
• Constraints in Optimization: Production, Operation, Economy and Environment
• Optimization Approaches: Mathematical Models and Physical Models – prototype units
• Correlation between Process Optimization and Process Control in Typical Process Plant
• Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Reliability, Availability and Effectiveness

• Relationship between Plant Reliability and Availability
• Optimization of Plant Reliability
• Optimization of Plant Availability through Improved Maintenance
• Analysis of Effectiveness of Individual Equipment
• Optimization of Overall Plant Effectiveness
• Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Best Practices for Energy Consumption

• Optimization Strategies Aimed at Energy Consumption Reduction
• World Standards and Benchmarking Guidelines
• Best Practices in Process Plant Energy Management
• Energy Conservation Check List in Typical Industrial Plants
• Optimization of Heat Production and Steam Distribution and Consumption
• Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Maintenance Management System

• Optimization of Utilization of Piping Systems and Pipelines
• Optimization of Utilization of Pumps, Compressors and Fans
• Optimization of Maintenance Management System and Frequency of Maintenance
• Optimization of Spare Parts Management through Predictive Maintenance
• Optimization of Repair and Alteration Programs in Accordance to Existing Codes
• Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Minimization of Equipment Failure

• Risk Based Inspection (RBI)
• Procedures for Minimizing Risk of Equipment Failure
• Fitness for Service (FFS) Analysis and Estimate of Remaining Life of Equipment
• Optimization of Plant Economy through Planned Equipment Replacement

Who Can Benefit?

• Process plant technical professionals: engineers, technicians and operators
• Engineers, supervisors, operations and maintenance personnel, as well as for project engineers
• Engineering and technical personnel involved in improving process plant profitability and energy efficiency