By: Richard D Roberts and Grant Jacobson Below is an introduction to an article from PTQ Magazine, Gas 2024 issue. You can access the full article here: https://ptqmagazines.digitalrefining.com/view/702252328/23/#zoom=true Reformer tube life assessment can be done via online monitoring, non-destructive testing, and tube harvesting with historical operating, monitoring, and inspection data Steam methane reformers (SMRs) are […]

Serpentine coils in Delayed Coker Heaters are challenging to clean and inspect even while utilizing today’s latest technologies.  Extensive fouling on the coils interior surface often warrants cleaning intervals of two years, or less, depending on online spalling capabilities. Mechanical decoking pigs are now commonly utilized to clean fouling (aka decoking), from the heater coils […]