Facilitator:
Tiffany Clark, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Speakers:
Derek Froehle, Honeywell UOP
David Hunt, W. R. Grace & Co.

This session will review FCC process safety and catalyst level monitoring fundamentals through case study discussions. The first will describe how adverse weather conditions can result in abnormal FCC operation, potential safety incidents, and how utilizing available resources is key in incident prevention. The second will cover fluidization fundamentals including how to calculate the physical bed level and conclude with a troubleshooting case study with inconsistent reactor levels and disappearing regenerator level.