| Time |
Title |
Author(s) |
Speaker(s) |
Company |
Broader Topic |
| Monday, September 9, 2024 8:00 - 11:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM |
Welcome from Committee Chair |
Klaus Noelker |
Klaus Noelker |
thysenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG |
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| 8:10 AM |
Keynote Address: Ammonia as Energy Carrier. Scaling risk. Risk of Scaling |
Rob Stevens |
Rob Stevens |
Topsoe A/S & AEA (Ammonia Energy Association) |
Safe rollout of clean ammonia at large scale. |
| 9:00 AM |
Lessons Learned from Investigations of Ammonia Incidents |
Berit Moltu, Vahid Alipour Tabrizy, Arild Førland, Sandra Hennie Nilsen |
Berit Moltu & Vahid Alipour Tabrizy |
Equinor |
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| 9:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:00 AM |
Development of a large-Scale Ammonia Storage Tank |
Hiroyuki Doi, Eiki Nagashima, Masashi Takahashi, Hisatoshi Watanabe |
Hiroyuki Doi & Eiki Nagashima |
TOYO Engineering Corporation |
Plant Incidents |
| 10:30 AM |
101-B Primary Reformer Riser Transitional Assembly Failure |
Carissa Ramdin & Samuel Okulaja |
Samuel Okulaja |
Nutrien |
Plant Incidents |
| 11:00 AM |
Unusual Fire Beneath a Steam Methane Reforming Furnace |
Ken Wohlgeschaffen & Bill Ross |
Ken Wohlgeschaffen |
Chevron Products Company |
Plant Incidents |
| 11:30 AM |
Lunch Break (11:30AM - 1:30PM) |
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| Monday, September 9, 2024 1:30 - 5:00 PM |
| 1:30 PM |
Reliability of Outlet Systems of Primary Reformer for the Safe Operation of a Syngas Plant |
Charles Thomas, Olivia Chung, Pavan Ravulaparthy |
Jeff Major |
Quest Integrity USA, LLC |
Material |
| 2:00 PM |
Hydrogen Assisted Cracking (HAC) in the ammonia synthesis loop |
Stefano Cavalleri |
Giulio Paci |
Yara International |
Material |
| 2:30 PM |
Titanium and Zirconium Corrosion Benefits and Reactivity Concerns in Ammonia and Nitric Acid Process Equipment |
Daniel Benac, Milo Kral, Dorothy Shaffer |
Daniel Benac & Milo Kral |
BakerRisk Engineering |
Material |
| 3:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
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| 3:30 PM |
Repeated Secondary Reformer Waste Heat Boiler (101-C) Tube Rupture and Following Effects |
Digna J, I Ketut R, Panggy Aji P, Fitri Kurniawan |
Panggy Aji Patrama & Fitri Kurniawan |
PT Petrokimia Gresik |
Reliability |
| 4:00 PM |
Recent findings about Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) in aqua ammonia loops |
Stefano Cavalleri |
Giulio Paci |
Yara International |
Reliability |
| 4:30 PM |
Unprecedented Catalyst Overheating due to Feed Preheat Coil Failure |
Tatang Arind Pradibta, Robert Sarjaka |
Tatang Arind Pradibta |
Pupuk Kujang |
Reliability |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 8:00 - 11:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM |
Once through ammonia converter for revamp of a Fertilizer facility |
Rahul Solunke, John Brightling, Bernd Mielke |
Rahul Solunke, John Brightling, Bernd Mielke |
Koch Fertilizers, JM, Uhde |
Upgrade/Revamp |
| 8:30 AM |
Challenges Experienced in the Longest Run of HTS Catalysts |
Taylor Archer, Kok How Chew, Teck Huai Ng, Venkat Pattabathula, Stephen Maule, Nik Amin |
Taylor Archer & Venkat Pattabathula |
Clariant, SVP Chemical Plant Services, Sedgman Prudentia, Incitec Pivot |
Catalyst |
| 9:00 AM |
Re-activation of poisoned ammonia synthesis catalyst at OCI Nitrogen |
Christian Rehman Hansen, Ahmad Ghani, Luc Murrer, Gerd Decramer |
Christian Rehman Hansen & Ahmad Ghani |
Topsoe A/S, OCI, OCI, OCI |
Catalyst |
| 9:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:00 AM |
Demolition of Secondary Reformer Air Insert & Transfer Line repair without replacing Incoloy 800H/HT liner |
Mukesh Kumar , Marcel Markus |
Mukesh Kumar , Marcel Markus |
Yara Pilbara |
Repair |
| 10:30 AM |
Failure Occurred at the Primary Reformer Tubes of Ammonia 1B Plant at PT Pupuk Kujang |
Zulkarnaen Arsadduddin |
Ronald Andrean Keswantono |
PT Pupuk Kujang |
Repair |
| 11:00 AM |
Challenging Repair Solutions for Recurring Leaks in a High Pressure Carbamate Condenser |
Giulio Paci, Hauke Hauschild and Mathias Schmahl |
Giulio Paci |
Yara International ASA, Yara Brunsüttel, Yara Brunsüttel |
Repair |
| Wednesday, September 11, 2024 8:00 - 11:30 AM |
| 8:00 AM |
Safety Aspects of Green Ammonia Production |
E. Sorensen, G. Rexwinkel, V Pattabathulla |
Esben Sorensen & Venkat Pattabathulla |
Plug Power, Plug Power, SVP Chemical Plant Services |
Green/Blue |
| 8:30 AM |
Learnings During Engineering for Autothermal Reformer-Based Ammonia Plant |
Bernd Mielke |
Bernd Mielke |
thyssenkrupp Uhde |
Green/Blue |
| 9:00 AM |
Reliability and safety of oxygen blown ATRs to enable Low Carbon Ammonia |
Matt J Cousins |
Matt J Cousins |
Johnson Matthey |
Green/Blue |
| 9:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:00 AM |
Primary Reformer Riser Transition Assembly Damage, Repair, and Future Risk Mitigation Plan |
Mukesh Kumar , Marcel Markus , Abhishek Singh , Romain Kabs |
Mukesh Kumar & Marcel Markus |
Yara Pilbara, Yara International, Yara Pilbara, Yara Pilbara |
Equipment failure |
| 10:30 AM |
E-208 Nitric Acid Cooler Condenser Failures |
Samuel Okulaja & Kafayat Adejare |
Kafayat Adejare |
Nutrien, Nutrien |
Equipment failure |
| 11:00 AM |
Synthesis Gas Compressor Oil-Seal Failure with Fire |
Carlos Dias and Marco van Graefschepe |
Carlos Dias and Marco van Graefschepe |
Yara Cubatao, Yara International |
Equipment failure |
| 11:30 AM |
Lunch Break (11:30AM - 1:30PM) |
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| Wednesday, September 11, 2024 1:30 - 5:00 PM |
| 1:30 PM |
Maritime Spills of Cold / Refrigerated Ammonia: Thermodynamic Model for Predicting Behavior |
Christopher Rzepa, Seshu Dharmavaram, Byung Hee Ko, and Vipul Parekh |
Christopher Rzepa & Seshu Dharmavaram |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
Transportation |
| 2:00 PM |
Evaluation of Safety Instrumented System in Ammonia Plant using HAZOP LOPA and RDB Analysis |
Helmi Qosim, Sigit Abdurrakhman, Muhammad Azmi, Rifqah Azzahra |
Helmi Qosim & Sigit Abdurrakhman & Riyan Nuryanto |
PT Pupuk Indonesia |
Transportation |
| 2:30 PM |
Prioritizing Safety Culture for Ammonia as a Fuel in Energy Transition |
Murtaza Gandhi, Dorothy Shaffer, Dan Benac |
Murtaza Gandhi |
BakerRisk |
Transportation |
| 3:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
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| 3:30 PM |
Steam Methane Reformer Outlet System - Mechanical Integrity |
Chad Texter, Jason Cassell, Seshu Dharmavaram |
Jason Cassell |
Air Products and Chemicals |
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| 4:00 PM |
High Temperature Equipment Service Damage Identification and Inspection |
Matthew Bell and Ana Benz |
Matthew Bell |
IRISNDT |
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| 4:30 PM |
Analyzing Ammonia Dispersion Under Varying Atmospheric Conditions Using DRIFT |
Rory Hetherington |
Rory Hetherington |
Health and Safety Executive, UK. |
Dispersion |
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 8:00 – 11:30 AM |
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This year’s Roundtable Session will provide open exchange and discussion through brief presentations from panelists, followed by a question-and-answer session on topics of interest such as:
- Partial Replacement of Ammonia Converter Catalyst
- The Future of AI for Ammonia Production
- Industry Incidents
- Establishing Standards for Ammonia Production
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