Pramanik, R.
Ritabrata Pramanik has more than 35 yr of experience in the design and engineering of heat transfer equipment in the oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG, fertilizer, chemical and power sectors. He was Fluor global Subject Matter Expert (SME) in heat exchanger thermal design and retired as a Design Director from the Fluor New Delhi office.
Case study: Challenges in the selection of a helical baffled exchanger
In a greenfield project, a proprietary heat exchanger<sup>a</sup> has been found to be preferable to conventional shell-and-tube (S&T) exchangers to optimize the total lifecycle cost (i.e., capital, operating, installation and maintenance costs).
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction