Reliability Enhancement of Static Equipment (*Updated – 6/3)

1. Lecture

・Non-destructive inspection (fundamental and latest)

・Life-cycle engineering, plant life-cycle assessment, and extension planning.

・Safety control (safety culture, philosophy of safeguarding, safety design, etc.)

・Turnaround maintenance and daily maintenance

・Digital maintenance system (latest maintenance support systems / communication systems, AR, etc.)

・Material selection for Stainless Steels, CS.

・Materials and anticorrosion technologies for static equipment

・Risk-based maintenance management (RBM, RCM, etc.), Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM), TPM, etc.

・Human resource development for engineers ・Project Management

2. Site Visit:

・ Steel and pressure vessel manufacturer : Maintenance technology for plant life-cycle extension, non-destructive inspection.

・ Steel manufacturer : Latest anticorrosion technologies

・ EPC company: Latest design and technology for plant life-cycle extension

・Maintenance Contractor Company : Human Resource Development

・ Engineering company: Corrosion cases and countermeasures

Maintenance of aging plants has become an important issue in recent refineries. For maintenance engineers (incl. managers, etc.) of static equipment, this course proposes to provide a deeper understanding of the management technologies, material technologies and inspection methods, etc. for the maintenance of static equipment in oil refineries.