Overview

As plants come towards the end of their design life an asset life assessment is vital to identify the investment required to maintain asset integrity, up-time and sustain present operating performance. This is particularly relevant as many facilities are being modified and repurposed to support energy transition and their net zero road map. This presentation will provide insights and case studies on how operators are:

• reducing the invasiveness of maintenance and interventions
• sustainable Asset Life extension, maintaining safe operations
• mitigate CO2 footprint, energy costs and net zero strategies within extended life.

The pressure relief is important for ensuring your offshore and onshore pressure systems are adequately safeguarded will be highlighted. From offshore facilities, oil refineries to chemical plants, equipment vulnerability to pressure fluctuations can lead to catastrophic consequences if not managed effectively. The presentation will highlight and discuss the seven most common pitfalls in pressure relief system design and operation.

Speaker

Jon Cook, Principal Consultant, TÜV Rheinland Industrial Services

Jonathan is a principal consultant for TUV Rhineland Industrial Service in the UK. Throughout his thirty-five year career, Jon has been involved in design, maintenance, inspection and operation of pressure systems for refinery and petrochemical plants worldwide. He is an experienced multi-functional team leader specialising in asset integrity management, risk assessment of aged facilities, technical problem solving, improvement programme development and solution implementation to make high hazard industries safer.

Prior to joining TUV, he worked for the PTT Group in Thailand, ABB Consulting in Singapore and Imperial Chemical Industries in the UK. He has a Master of Science (MSc) with distinction in computer aided engineering and is a Chartered Engineer registered with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Steven King, Process Engineering Manager, TÜV Rheinland Industrial Services

Steven is the process engineering manager at TUV Rheinland and is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with 10 years of experience. Having worked in petrochemical plant design for seven years, Steven has been working in consultancy for TUV for four years, specialising in pressure relief.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the North Scotland Member Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.