2014 Spring Cooperative Student

Mechanical EngineerM. David Mills

The University of Alabama

Highlights of this Semester Turnaround

Preparation, For the duration of, andFollow-up

Tank Farm MOC’s Upcoming Crude Unit Turnaround

Caesar work Lab Fire Incident Investigation Further understanding of refining process

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2014 Turnaround

Prior to T/APreparationVerified Exchanger BundlesVerified Reactor CatalystReviewed work scope Researched MDMT for all equipment in South Complex

T/A Follow-upBolting informationGaskets

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2014 Turnaround Able to gain much hands-

on experience Went in several units Coke-fine pond Flew to flare tips Coker combination

tower Further understanding

of how units work

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Post Turnaround

Recorded Bolttech Mannings data

Nuts and Studs for equipment

Correct gaskets for equipment

Quotes for new gaskets

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Post Turnaround

Worked with Judy and Scott to

update gasket drawings

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Pentane Tank Project

Objective To install a bypass line

for startup One project I helped

with that was implemented during T/A

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MOC’s Worked with Craig to

create an MOC to improve ethanol offloading

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Lab Fire Incident Investigation

Purpose Find out what happened

and how to solve the issue

Met with DeLane Discovered that

ventilation system needs to be looked at

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Upcoming CU Turnaround

Field verify new exchanger bundles

Compare old drawings to new Bill of Materials

Helped scope project with Jeremey

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Upcoming CU Turnaround

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Went through CU and identified all steam leaks

Brought in a specialist to help our steam-trap issues

Technical knowledge gained while at Hunt

How towers and reactors work

How the coker desalter works

How the deairator works Coke-cutting process Unloading/Reloading

catalyst

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Professional Skills Gained Communication skills Professionalism Problem Solving

techniques Time management

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

My hands-on experiences and exposure to plant equipment

Enhanced communication skills

Teamwork skills

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Questions?

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