February 2017
Maintenance and Reliability
Design operations-and-maintenance-friendly skid-mounted units
Skid-mounted units are omnipresent in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI), as facilities are scattered in remote locations, and site construction is time-consuming and expensive. Skid units are equally popular in downstream refineries and the chemical processing industry (CPI).
The Author
D. Gopalkrishna Murti, PEng, is a senior consultant affiliated with The Augustus Group in Texas. He has over 40 years of experience in design and project engineering; resolution of complex design and code incompatibility issues; field troubleshooting; and plant safety, integrity and reliability management. He has worked in the onshore and offshore, LNG/NGL processing, refining, petrochemical and power industries. He has, to his credit, over 30 supplied revisions, additions and new standards to API, ASTM, ASME, NFPA, BSI, etc., all based on field experience. He has authored several articles on design issues concerning the industry. Mr. Murti obtained his BEng (mechanical) degree from Jiwaji University in India, and he is registered as a professional engineer in both Canada and India.
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