HARRY A. ADAMS

Harry A. Adams worked for BP Oil (formerly The Standard Oil Co. of Ohio) for 33 years in R & D and as the Process Technology Manager for BP's worldwide petroleum coking operations. Following his retirement from BP, he has been a coking consultant.

Harry's work has included visits to Canada, Indonesia, Kuwait, Brazil, India, and Argentina as well as to many US refineries to help with coking operations. Some significant accomplishments include:

• Doubling and tripling coking run lengths at several major refineries

• Outlining procedures on how to improve coking economics by $10MM/year

• Improving operations markedly by implementing a change from “sluice-way” to “pit” coke cutting

• Upgrading several furnace operations

• Improving antifoam procedures to reduce carryover and save dollars

• Introducing severe operating procedures to improve product and economics

• Working with operators to improve their knowledge of the coking process and improve coke cutting procedures

• Reducing coke drum hot spots that can cause eruptions during cutting

• Helping refineries improve liquid yield and economics by more than 10%

• Helping several refineries increase thru-put

• Providing support to improve coke quality and process technology

Mr. Adams graduated from Hiram College, Hiram. OH, with majors in chemistry and math, and is a Chemical Engineering graduate of Cleveland State University. He has held numerous seminars, and has published, on the subject of coking.

This page was last updated March 20, 2006

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