My philosophies toward refractory “value”, “quality” and “reliability” are a combination of the following events all of which are provided by Inferno.
Post Mortem
- History of Existing Linings
- Inspection of Repair Areas
- Root Cause Failure Analysis
- Laboratory Analysis (when required)
- Effects of Process Variations
Economic Evaluations
- Optimize “Value” by considering expected refractory life vs. material cost vs. installation cost vs. installation time.
- Optimize current and future outage schedules to avoid conflicting or overlapping projects
- Optimize refractory material usage properties vs. installation logistics vs. vendor selection etc.
Engineering
- Material Selection
- Installation Technique
- Anchoring
- Expansion Allowance
- Thermo-mechanical Considerations
- Thermo-chemical Considerations
- Insulation Design or Elimination
- Correct Material Takeoffs and Estimates
Communications
- Drawings/Sketches
- Specifications
- Plant Expectations
Inspections
- Prequalification Testing (if deemed necessary)
- Installed Material Sampling (if deemed necessary)
- On-Site Inspection
Post-Outage
- Documentation
- Plus-Delta Reports
- Continual Improvements
- Updated Drawings
- Immediate Planning for Next Outage
- Strategic (Longer-Range) Planning
