Dingankar, S.
Shridhar Dingankar is Head of Cracker Technology at the Center of Excellence at Reliance Industries Ltd. in India. He has been working with Reliance over the past 23 yr in different roles. He is responsible for improving the performance of steam crackers and driving new initiatives in cracker plants. He holds an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mumbai.
Case study: Heat exchanger tube rupture and its impact on metal embrittlement
Process engineers strive to recover as much energy as is practically possible from the available process and utility streams within the constraint of the plant. To achieve this goal, traditional—and sometimes non-traditional—methods are utilized. In a steam cracker, light olefins are considered the highest-value products, and utilizing “cold energy,”
Eliminate air preheater corrosion
Consider these design options to improve reliability and efficiency
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