April 16, 7
technicians from SUPCON DCS Service Product Division started the point
inspection service for the long-running DCS products in SINOPEC Wuhan Company.
The point
inspection included a number of items to help SINOPEC Wuhan improve the
reliability of DCS, reduce overall maintenance costs, prolong the service life
of DCS, and acquire more production time, etc.
Units to be inspected: (11 sets of
SUPCON DCS systems with totally 12,000 I/O points)
· 5,000,000t/a atmospheric-vacuum
distillation unit
· 3,500,000t/a atmospheric and
vacuum distillation, hydrocracking unit
· 1,900,000t/a kerosene, gasoline
and diesel hydrogenation unit
· 1,200,000t/a delay coking unit
and raw oil tank field
· No.1, 2, 3 steam turbine
generators
· ...
Inspection
items included:
·
System function test and diagnosis, conducting comprehensive tests for
system
software, hardware and communication network;
· System operational environment
detection, optimizing and improving;
· Backup and preservation of
important data;
·
Dust cleaning for the system and components;
· Replacement of
consumables;
·
General modification of system configuration;
· Same type system
upgrading;
· Field
issues handling and exchange of maintenance experience
· ...
It has been over 10 years since
the first SUPCON DCS system was applied in SINOPEC Wuhan’s refinery plant.
During these years, SUPCON has provided point inspection services for 4 times to
create more value for SINOPEC Wuhan. This time, the service work will last for a
whole month for a thorough inspection, ensuring long-term stable operation of
the plant.