Devi Minnu V A

• Continuous process data analysis & quality monitoring and troubleshooting of PTA Production assets.
• Contributed in brownfield schemes by retrofitting redundant piping by pressure drop calculations and reliability assessment with cross functional teams.
• Conducted root cause analyses for process parameter deviations and premature failure of equipment.

• Gained a comprehensive understanding of Purified Terephthalic Acid plant operations, basic process control system and interlocks.
• Participated in Process Hazard Analysis studies of pressure controller logic modifications, pump refurbishment and equipment retrofitting utilizing risk assessment matrix and industry standards
• Contributed in pre-startup safety reviews, equipment inspections (heat exchangers, pumps and absorber columns and vessels), control valve stroke checking and gas analyzer calibrations in turnaround.
• Carried out technical data sheet scrutinization for pressure safety devices and control valves.

• Designed a lab scale pyrolysis reactor unit for the experimental validation of soot deposition models.

• Interpreted the process data to obtain correlations predicting the clogging time of the packed bed.

• Techniques used: Gas Chromatography, BET Surface Area analysis, TEM & SEM for characterization.

• Simulated a pre-cooled Linde Hampson Liquefaction cycle using ASPEN PLUS varying parameters.
• Contributed to the thermodynamic calculations of the pilot scale syngas production plant.