2014 Fall Cooperative Student

Mechanical EngineerM. David Mills

The University of Alabama

Highlights of this Semester DMS August Shutdown Various MOC’s and PSSR’s Piping modifications Norm Liberman class Firewater Valve dilemma Setpoint Trip Work Orders

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DMS Shutdown

Immediately immersed in

a T/A

Replaced packing in

methanol stripper/

extraction column

Called out at night to

inspect old packing3

MOC’s

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Projects with Jeremy

Cyclone Separator

CU-E-911 Back-flush

Piping

New Asphalt Viscometer

Pre Start-up Safety Reviews

Worked with operators

and process engineers

Tank farm

Field verified P&ID’s

Close out old MOC’s

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Norm Liberman

Week-long class

Hotel Capstone

Worked with Will to

get Norm updated Heat

Exchanger files

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Firewater Valves

Worked with safety to replace valves

2x12” Butterfly Valves from Nibco

Mailed off old valves for engineering to evaluate

Working with SetPoints on getting new valves

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Setpoint Trip

Went to Mobile to watch the HC PSV Pilots be rebuilt

Learned about pilot internals

Overall very educational trip

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Technical knowledge gained while at Hunt

How distillation equipment works

How the overall refining process works

Heat exchanger/ Heat transfer

Microsoft Visio and Caesar

DCS 9

Professional Skills Gained Communication skills Professionalism Problem Solving

techniques Time management Email Usage

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What I will take back to the University of Alabama this Spring

My hands-on experiences and exposure to plant equipment

Enhanced communication skills

Teamwork skills

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Questions?

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