the process heaters in both the convection and radiation sections of the furnace. A high- emissivity ceramic coating is applied to the furnaces of refinery units to reduce heat loss and decrease overall heater fuel consumption. This helps to reduce the fuel bill of the JMD supersite. A few more salient best practices • Digital monitoring, especially in identifying the
Figure 5 FCC flue gas heat recovery
• Participation in national and international conferences to leverage a variety of best practices.
root cause of very small variances (less than 1 KTSRF), can lead to significant improvements in optimising processes against established norms. • Revision of norms whenever processes are stretched and when ENCON projects are implemented is essential for establishing dynamic targets and achieving best-in-class performance.
S R Udayan sivathanu.udayan@ril.com Dipak D Shukla dipak.d.shukla@ril.com
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