Process and ChemicalRefinery Process Heaters and Fired Equipment
A fired heater is the largest single energy consumer in most refinery units and the item with the shortest distance between a control problem and a serious incident. This course covers operating and maintaining them. Delegates work through heater types and configuration, combustion and burner behaviour including the excess air that separates efficiency from a hazard, and draft and stack control. Tube metal temperature, coking and the mechanisms that end tube life are covered in detail, alongside the inspection and monitoring that detect them. Efficiency improvement, air preheat and the safety systems governing light off and trip complete the programme.
Course objectives
- Describe heater types, configuration and their duty
- Control combustion, excess air and burner performance
- Manage draft and stack conditions
- Monitor tube metal temperature and recognise coking
- Identify the mechanisms that end tube life
- Improve efficiency including through air preheat
- Operate light off and trip systems safely
Who should attend
- Refinery process and operations engineers
- Panel and field operators on fired equipment
- Inspection and integrity engineers
- Maintenance and reliability staff
- Energy and performance engineers
Course outline
- 01Heater types and configuration
- 02Combustion, burners and excess air
- 03Draft, stack and flue gas control
- 04Tube metal temperature and monitoring
- 05Coking and decoking
- 06Tube life mechanisms and inspection
- 07Efficiency improvement and air preheat
- 08Light off, trip systems and safety
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 13 November 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 March 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |