Solutions by Industry
At the Sicelub Lubritech Group we have knowledge of production processes in the different industries where we have had a continuous presence for more than 30 years. This helps us to better understand the critical function of the different rotating equipment and, applying the concept that the best lubrication practices are closely related to the reliability of the equipment, we are able to make recommendations for improvement that add value to the supply chain. production. Our approach is entirely developed towards optimizing the Reliability and Availability of the equipment, in order to increase Production Efficiency. On the other hand, in these 30 years working in more than 10 countries, we have been able to find common patterns of improvement by industry, which allow us to be more assertive in the design of the solution.
Oil & Gas Downstream - Refineries and Chemical Plants
Oil & Gas Downstream – Refineries and Chemical Plants
Refineries and Chemical Plants are continuous process industries with a large amount of critical rotating equipment. Since any decrease in reliability or availability can negatively affect Safety, the Environment, having serious impact in Production and increasing Maintenance Costs, good lubrication practices play a very important role in the Management of the Assets present there.
The technological applications of the Sicelub Lubritech Group in Refineries and Chemical Plants are very varied, since all equipment that can be lubricated has area of improvement. Undoubtedly, the most important equipment has to do with centrifugal pumps, especially those that operate with hot products and are plant-loaded; Turbomachinery used either to generate electricity, or to drive compression or pumping equipment, and cooling towers and fans in general for cooling water and products.
When initiating contact with a client, we first carry out a Tribological Audit to detect the areas of opportunity to generate more value, and based on it, an action plan is designed, which can range from a single intervention, to a continuous permanence to take on responsibilities as the Lubrication Department.
Some general guidelines that can be useful are:
- – Centrifugal pumps, small steam turbines, cooling towers: Undoubtedly, the most applied technology here is mist lubrication, which allows to extend the Mean Time Between Failures, automating lubrication.
- – Turbomachinery during Turnarounds: During start-up or commissioning and during Turnarounds, it is a mandatory requirement to perform a High Velocity Oleohydraulic Flushing; to remove internal dirt from the lubrication system, using turbulent flow, and reducing the time allocated for this process. The GSL has developed Flushing procedures that reduce the normal scheduled time for such intervention, using the recommendations of ASTM D-6439 and ASTM D-4378 standards.
- – Turbomachinery during Operation: Continuous purification of lubricants to remove water, particles, gases and varnishes. Constant attention with autonomous purification equipment that can be fixed, or portable for its management in different machines. Other actions to keep the lubricant free of contaminants, such as design and application of breather filters, improvement of filter elements, redesign of sampling ports, update of the lubrication system in accordance with API 614, among others.
- – PADELI approach: The GSL is capable of designing and applying a Senior Management Program in total Lubrication whose objective is to manage and operate the lubrication activities of a Refinery or Chemical Plant, including traditional lubrication, the certification of lubricators and the application of best practices to increase Tribological Reliability.
- – Lubricant Analysis Program: It is very important to design the Oil Analysis Program according to the criticality of the equipment to have the information that allows decision-making.
- – Lubrication Automation: We design and install grease automation systems to apply in Fans, Forced Drafts, etc.
- – Lubricant Storage: We design Lubricant Storage Stations (EDA’s)
Oil & Gas Upstream - On Shore y Off Shore
Power Generation
Pulp & Paper
Iron & Steel Industry
Mining
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