Revamping is the act of improving, modifying, or re-structuring a process or plant that removes obstacles, replaces or upgrades facilities, or corrects constraints to achieve the increased productivity and/or capacity in the existing plant (Brownfield Project). The Critical considerations in a Revamping project: Integrating engineering, operations, and maintenance teams; Safety in mind and actions; Gathering accurate information of the existing equipment and systems; Operations and shutdown schedule. (Refer to the Debottlenecking)
Related Definitions in the Project: The Project; Construction; Operation and Maintenance
Example Article of the Revamping:
The new normal in petrochemical revamp projects (June 2019, HP) - Prajapati, J., Sheth, C., Nilesh Mangukia, Linde Engineering: You have made the decision to increase plant capacity - with a change in feed - in the existing facility. You have shortlisted the licensor and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors that are best in quality and cost. As engineering work starts, you receive the bad news that the existing furnaces and columns are not designed for additional capacity; so, the add-on furnace and columns must be redesigned. Further complications are that the feed contains certain compositions that will result in the need for an additional reactor and adsorber; therefore, additional plot area is needed. These changes require additional engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and cost. The relatively simple job has now turned into a more complex, more expensive and delayed one. ...
