February 2018
Process Optimization
Dynamic simulation of integrated syngas, O2 and steam networks for a gasification complex—Part 1
Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) operates the world’s largest refinery complex, with a combined crude processing capacity of 1.24 MMbpd that is split between two refineries: a Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) refinery and a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) refinery in Jamnagar, India.
The Authors
Vikas Dadhich worked with Reliance Industries Ltd., India, as a Process Engineer for 7 yr on a gasification project from conceptualization to commissioning. He now works as a risk engineer with leading reinsurer, Swiss Re. He holds BTech and MTech degrees in chemical engineering from The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
Nitin Karvekar is Vice President of the Centre of Excellence (COE) Gasification group at Reliance Industries Ltd., India. He has 30 yr of experience in the field of syngas-based chemicals from fuel oil gasification and natural gas reforming. He has broad experience as a chemical engineer.
Thomas Mathew is President of the Centre of Excellence for the PTA and gasification groups at Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India. He has more than 50 yr of experience in the fields of PTA, PX, gasification and ammonia technology. Mr. Mathew is a chemical engineer and a member of the Gasification Research and Technology Council, India.
Girish Bhattad is Team Leader with Honeywell Pune, India. He has 14 yr of experience in the oil and gas industry, including 11 yr of developing high-fidelity operator training simulators and delivering engineering studies. He holds an MTech degree in process engineering and design from The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Mohit Saxena is Engineering Manager of Honeywell’s operator training simulation department. He holds a chemical engineering degree from the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Lucknow, and has 16 yr of experience in the oil and gas industry. His areas of focus include engineering study and OTS for the petrochemical, oil and gas sectors.
Prasad Kodolikar is Project Manager with Honeywell Pune, India. He has 16 yr of diverse experience in academics and project management. He holds an ME degree in chemical engineering from Shivaji University in Kolhapur. His areas of focus include project execution in dynamic simulation and operator training simulators.
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