Module 1: Introduction Urea & Nitric Acid Market • Urea products and market, Urea producers and trading • Application of Nitric Acid, Production worldwide • Largest producers, Major Licensors & Contractors • Future trends Module 2: Urea Process Technologies • Overview urea process technologies • Stamicarbon and Saipem urea processes Module 3: Corrosion phenomena • Why carbamate is corrosive ? Role of oxygen • Introduction of the various types of corrosion
Module 4: Materials of Construction Plants (Part 1) • Historical overview of applied materials
Day 1
Module 4: Materials of Construction Urea Plants (Part 2) • The typical properties of used materials in urea plants (Austenitic
stainless steels, Duplexes, Titanium, Zirconium, Tantalum) • Development 25-22-2 and Safurex Module 5: Nitric Acid Process Technologies • Production process principles • Various processes Module 6: Failure modes Nitric Acid plants • Design aspects • Materials of construction: 304L (3R12), 2R12, 2RE10, Duplex 2304, Titanium, Zirconium, Tantalum, XCrNiMo29-6 (SAF 2906)
Module 7: Cases Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking in stainless steel equipment and piping • Process side, Utility side and Atmospheric side
Day 2
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Examination and Certificate Evaluation Hand out and reference documents • All presentations will be prepared in Microsoft Powerpoint and distributed as hand outs in digital form (acrobat format). • Several topics will be elaborated by means of technical papers, which will also be distributed in digital form (acrobat format). • Corrosion Engineering Guide, written by Mr. Giel Notten.
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