May 2021
Special Focus: Maintenance and Reliability
Thick-wall reactor shell repair procedure after damage detection at an interface in a hydrocracking unit
The vessel and reactor operating in a refinery may undergo various deteriorations due to their operating conditions.
The Author
Mr. S. Chidambaram holds B.E (Metallurgical Eng)., M.Tech (Fracture Mech) and has demonstrated work experience in Oil & Gas Industry. He worked in Inspection Department of Numaligarh Refinery (A Bharat Petroleum Corp) in SRU, DCU, HCU, CDU/VDU, MSP units of Refinery and currently holds Senior Scientist in Central Mechanical Engineering Institute-CSIR, working in NDT & Metallurgy Group. He is a subject matter expert of Inspection & Corrosion in Refinery, Repair Welding, FFS (API-579), Fracture Mechanics & Failure Analysis in Refineries, and consultant for several international & National Oil and Gas companies.
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