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During VREP commissioning we have come across a freak incident. Without realising the importance of flare flame continuity, one of the operations engineer opened the steam valve in the flare header and put off the flare flame! The whole project&operations team were blinking with crossed fingers. Mr Rama Sundaram, No. 2 of EIL team took a bold initiative to face that challenge.He caught hold of a village urchin and asked that boy to shoot alighted torch tied with an arrow from his bow, standing on a nearby tall structure. Being a small boy, he was not aware of the seriousness of the situation and shot the arrow.The flare header got re-lit and we were relieved.
In VREP days, though I was Instrument manager by designation I had the opening and opportunities to deal other discipline subjects also.One of it was CO boiler selection. HPCL management( Sh KK) asked me to get in touch with Mr SR Setlur( who was the first Indian Covenanted officer of Burmah Shell , ex CMD of BRPL, and even presently functioning as adviser to Reliance- aged 84 years) and seek his inputs /recommendations in conceptualizing CO boiler configuration in FCCU-VREP.I called on him at his Janpath office and off hand he has given various tips to ensure what factors to be addressed and DOs & Donts. Utilizing them when we posed those factors to EIL and finally to the selected bidder, they were astonished &fully accepted to incorporate them.
But it is a different fact that after 1 1/2 years of successful operation, there was a blast in that CO Boiler due to mal-operation. That caused requirement of additional 6 steam control valves IBR certified.
In 1985 August I was on emergency leave at Madras to attend to my father who had brain cancer and surgery carried out. During that time DHPR( DHP Rathnaswamy) phoned me and queried whether I can make an emergency trip to IL Palghat to get these valves on SOS basis.When I responded that I do not have any relevant papers and no money in hand, management convinced me that they will fax the data sheets and specifications to EIL office at T Nagar and travel advance will be extended by Mr Abhraham ,Regional manager, HPCL Madras. Since my brother Venkhat has some contacts in S Rly. he could get me a first class berth in West Coast Express immediately. The funniest part was that my assignment got over as soon as the train departed from Madras Central.
My co-passenger in that coupe was none other than Mr Kini, GM IL Palghat factory. As we discussed about this emergency requirement during train journey itself, next morning when he dropped me in GH, he asked me to come leisurely and meet Mr GK Pillai. IL Palghat staff were so cooperative, that Pillai had worked out all details and waited for my arrival. They said that they can divert valves from NFL Panipat order subject to HPCL agree to pay a premium of 10% cost, which HPCL management readily agreed. The beauty was that the valves arrived at site even before my return to visag.
Naphtha Pump Fire accident burning rack cables:.On one fine morning( some time in peak summer 1985) one gland packing in naphtha pump gave way& a major fire broke out. Though the fire team fought and brought under control, the fire rage burnt all rack signal cabling connected to DCS. Refinery came to crash shut down. As nobody has forecast such freak scenario, no spare cable was available in stock. Immediately the whole company looked for SOS assistance; luckily MRL had that cable in stock. I was flown to Madras to contact Mr AV Krishnan, GM Projects and seek his help. I took the responsibility of getting the cables issued on replaceable basis and arranged transport.The whole exercise was completed fast and the refinery recommissioned in 3 days flat and production achieved in 5 days. Visag innings Contd.....
Key Aspects :-Conviction, Initiative, Innovative, Multi -Discipline exposure, Technical issue
Visag innings Contd...
During VREP commissioning we have come across a freak incident. Without realising the importance of flare flame continuity, one of the operations engineer opened the steam valve in the flare header and put off the flare flame! The whole project&operations team were blinking with crossed fingers. Mr Rama Sundaram, No. 2 of EIL team took a bold initiative to face that challenge.He caught hold of a village urchin and asked that boy to shoot alighted torch tied with an arrow from his bow, standing on a nearby tall structure. Being a small boy, he was not aware of the seriousness of the situation and shot the arrow.The flare header got re-lit and we were relieved.
In VREP days, though I was Instrument manager by designation I had the opening and opportunities to deal other discipline subjects also.One of it was CO boiler selection. HPCL management( Sh KK) asked me to get in touch with Mr SR Setlur( who was the first Indian Covenanted officer of Burmah Shell , ex CMD of BRPL, and even presently functioning as adviser to Reliance- aged 84 years) and seek his inputs /recommendations in conceptualizing CO boiler configuration in FCCU-VREP.I called on him at his Janpath office and off hand he has given various tips to ensure what factors to be addressed and DOs & Donts. Utilizing them when we posed those factors to EIL and finally to the selected bidder, they were astonished &fully accepted to incorporate them.
But it is a different fact that after 1 1/2 years of successful operation, there was a blast in that CO Boiler due to mal-operation. That caused requirement of additional 6 steam control valves IBR certified.
In 1985 August I was on emergency leave at Madras to attend to my father who had brain cancer and surgery carried out. During that time DHPR( DHP Rathnaswamy) phoned me and queried whether I can make an emergency trip to IL Palghat to get these valves on SOS basis.When I responded that I do not have any relevant papers and no money in hand, management convinced me that they will fax the data sheets and specifications to EIL office at T Nagar and travel advance will be extended by Mr Abhraham ,Regional manager, HPCL Madras. Since my brother Venkhat has some contacts in S Rly. he could get me a first class berth in West Coast Express immediately. The funniest part was that my assignment got over as soon as the train departed from Madras Central.
My co-passenger in that coupe was none other than Mr Kini, GM IL Palghat factory. As we discussed about this emergency requirement during train journey itself, next morning when he dropped me in GH, he asked me to come leisurely and meet Mr GK Pillai. IL Palghat staff were so cooperative, that Pillai had worked out all details and waited for my arrival. They said that they can divert valves from NFL Panipat order subject to HPCL agree to pay a premium of 10% cost, which HPCL management readily agreed. The beauty was that the valves arrived at site even before my return to visag.
Naphtha Pump Fire accident burning rack cables:.On one fine morning( some time in peak summer 1985) one gland packing in naphtha pump gave way& a major fire broke out. Though the fire team fought and brought under control, the fire rage burnt all rack signal cabling connected to DCS. Refinery came to crash shut down. As nobody has forecast such freak scenario, no spare cable was available in stock. Immediately the whole company looked for SOS assistance; luckily MRL had that cable in stock. I was flown to Madras to contact Mr AV Krishnan, GM Projects and seek his help. I took the responsibility of getting the cables issued on replaceable basis and arranged transport.The whole exercise was completed fast and the refinery recommissioned in 3 days flat and production achieved in 5 days. Visag innings Contd.....
Key Aspects :-Conviction, Initiative, Innovative, Multi -Discipline exposure, Technical issue
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