Troubleshoot operation of a steam ejector vacuum system
A crude vacuum unit operating properly generates high gasoil yield vs. low-value vacuum residue.
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Lieberman, N. - Vacuum Improvement Consulting Engineering, Metairie, Louisiana
is a field troubleshooter for refinery process problems. He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in 1964 from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. His company provides retrofit designs for refinery vacuum systems. Additionally, Mr. Lieberman has been instructing refinery troubleshooting seminars since 1983. More than 18,800 technicians and engineers have attended his 860 seminars.
Cardoso, R. - Phillips 66, Westlake, Louisiana
is a lead process engineer for the Phillips 66 Westlake Refinery. He has 10 years of experience as a process engineer and has worked as a chemical expert for the federal police in Brazil. Mr. Cardoso holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Brazil and an MS degree from the French Institute of Petroleum in France.
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