Downstream Petroleum Refinery Corrosion Control & Materials Selection
Coruse Decription
This 5-day course provides an in-depth overview of materials selection strategies for managing corrosion in downstream oil and gas environments. Through classroom instruction and practical exercises, participants will gain an understanding of corrosion mechanisms, metallurgy principles, operating conditions, and material performance in order to optimize materials choice.
Throughout the course, detailed explanations about the requirements of applicable codes and standards such as API 571, NACE MR0103, NACE TM0177, NACE TM0284, API 934, NACE SP0472, API 970 and more will be provided.
Upon completion, participants will be able to effectively apply the learnings to choose appropriate materials of construction for various downstream oil and gas applications to mitigate corrosion and ensure asset integrity.
The course will benefit corrosion engineers, materials engineers, inspection personnel, and other professionals involved in material selection, corrosion management, and integrity assurance for downstream facilities.
Day 1 – The Essential Foundations
- Corrosion fundamentals and mechanisms
- Metallurgy of steels, nickel, copper, aluminum, and Titanium alloys
- Review of applicable materials standards for piping, tubing, linepipe (CS, HRB Clad, MLP), pressure vessel’s plates, valves, forged, bends and elbows, etc.
Day 2 – Damage Mechanisms in Refinery and Gas Processing Plants
- Review of crude oil refinery and gas processing plants damage mechanisms as per API 571
Day 3 – Corrosion Control and Materials Selection in Crude Oil Refinery– Part 1
- Crude distillation and desalting
- Fluid Catalytic Cracking(FCC) Units
- Hydrofluric Acid Alkylation Units
- Sulfuric Acid Alkylation Units
- Corrosion in Hydroprocessing Units
Day 4 – Corrosion Control and Materials Selection in Crude Oil Refinery– Part 2
- Catalytic Reforming Units
- Delayed Coking Units
- Amine Treating Unites
- Sulfur Recovery Unit
Day 5 – Corrosion Control in Practice
- Corrosion Management Plan (CMP), including corrosion risk assessment, Corrosion Control Matrices (CCM), and more;
- Chemical treatment for corrosion control in downstream refining industry
- Corrosion Monitoring and inspection techniques commonly used in downstream refining industry
- Cathodic protection
- Small group exercise: materials selection case study
About Instructor:
The course will be led by a highly qualified specialist with over 30 years of experience in the downstream oil and gas sector. The instructor is a NACE-certified corrosion specialist and is a NACE’s instructor for “Corrosion Control in the Refining Industry”. He is a Fellow member of the ICorr and fellow member of IOM3.
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About the Course Instructor
Dr. Sadegh Parvizi,
Ph.D., FIMMM, FICorr, CEng
Dr. Parvizi is a an accomplished corrosion, metallurgy and material technologist with a record in delivery of front line materials/corrosion prevention and design strategy advice to upstream, Midstream and downstream Oil and Gas sectors and Power industries and employing the most updated Monitoring techniques, materials design and the vision to access and skills to explore, promote and open up new businesses and innovative technologies.
Sadegh is a chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining. Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Surrey.
Currently Senior Principal Materials Engineer at McDermott. Previously held senior technical and leadership roles with Foster Wheeler, Technip, ADMA-OPCO, National Petrochemical Company of Iran, and British Gas.He is an approved AMPP/NACE instructor for the refinery course as well as basics of corrosion course.
Course Schedule
3rd June – 7th June 2024
* The is an in-person/physical course which will be held in Kingston Upon Thames, London
Course Price
Regular Fee : £1399.99 (Excluded VAT)
Dicounted Fee (*): £1199.99 (Excluded VAT)
*Discounted price is applicable to early bird registration (before 17th May 2024), and for corporate (group of 3 or more people), and PhD students.