staff failure analysis engineer, specialist in petrochemical industry
Resume:
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name Ruchuan Yin
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3rd June 1965
Marital Status Married (wife and two daughters)
Nationality Chinese, People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Last Degree Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM
Specialization Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting of Process Plant Stationary
Equipment and Rotating Machinery, Solution to Mechanical and
Corrosion Problems, Materials Selection and Protection, High
Temperature Materials & Corrosion, Aqueous Corrosion, Materials Reliability Studies and Remaining Life Assessment, and Fired Heaters Mechanical Integrity and Reliability.
Current Address Ziwei Jia Tian Xia (紫薇家天下), No. 86, East Chang Le Road,
Xin Cheng District, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China.
Tel Mobile: 0086-18700325602; Landline: 0086-913-***-****
Emails **********@*****.***
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC THESES
PhD September 1998 – May 2002, PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Applied Materials), Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
PHD Dissertation: Carburization Behavior of Fe-Based Alloys in Methane/Hydrogen Gas Mixtures.
Main courses covered: Advanced Materials Science, Analysis MFG Process, Analytical Fracture Mechanics, Elasticity, Numerical Methods in ME, Probabilistic Concepts, etc.
Self-study books: Introduction to High Temperature Corrosion, Metallurgical Thermo-chemistry, Oxidation of Metals, Carburization – A High Temperature Corrosion Phenomenon, etc.
MS September 1989 – April 1992, Master of Science in Metallic Materials and Heat Treatment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China.
Master Thesis: A Study of the Fracture Toughness of BHW35 Weld Joint.
Main courses covered: Mechanics of Solid, Diffusion and Solid State Transformation
in Metals, Metallographical Analysis of Electron Microscopy and Experiments,
Thermodynamics of Metallic Materials, Metallic Fracture and Fatigue, Testing and
Research Methods of Metallic Materials, etc.
BS September 1983 – July 1987, Bachelor in Metallic Materials and Heat Treatment, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China.
Bachelor Thesis: Study of Granulated Boronizing Agent.
Main courses covered: Strength of Materials, Physical Chemistry, Physical
Metallurgy, Principles of Heat Treatment in Metals, Technology of Metals, Metallic
Materials, Mechanical Metallurgy, Technology of Heat Treatment, X-ray Diffraction
Analysis, Electronic Microscopy Analysis, etc.
WORK CHRONOLGY AND EXPERIENCE
Staff Engineer, December 2009 to November 30, 2011.
Reliability and Technical Service Department, Petrokemya, Saudi Basic Industries Co.
Job Responsibilities
– fired heaters reliability, including ethylene cracking furnaces (Selas, KBR millisecond, ABB Lummus, and Technip designs), and utility/package boilers;
– failure analysis and troubleshooting petrochemical stationary equipment and rotating machinery failures;
– consultant in equipment reliability & protection, materials selection, and corrosion control in high temperature and aqueous corrosion;
– training young engineers in failure analysis, materials selection, and corrosion control (project based coaching).
(see the list of TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FAILURE TROUBLESHOOTING IN PETROKEMYA)
Failure Analysis Staff Engineer, April 2008 to November 2009
Materials and Corrosion Section, SABIC STC, Saudi Basic Industries Co.
Job Duties
– failure analysis and troubleshooting of various corrosion and mechanical failures;
– consultant in materials reliability, selection, protection, and high temperature & aqueous corrosion;
– training young engineers in materials, corrosion, and failure analysis (e.g. in-house training courses and project based coaching).
(see the list of FAILURE ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROJECTS IN SABIC)
Senior Materials & Corrosion Engineer, December 2002 to April 2008
Materials and Corrosion Section, SABIC R & T, Saudi Basic Industries Co.
Job Duties
– failure analysis and troubleshooting of various corrosion and mechanical failures;
– consultant in materials reliability, selection, protection, and high temperature & aqueous corrosion;
– training young engineers in materials, corrosion, and failure analysis (e.g. in-house training courses and project based coaching).
(see the list of FAILURE ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROJECTS IN SABIC)
Lecturer-B, September 1998 to November 2002
Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Labs Taught – Materials Science and Engineering; Plastic Processing.
Lecturer, April 1992 to August 1998
Faculty of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Xian Institute of Technology, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China.
Courses and Labs Taught: Metallurgy, Heat Treatment, Metallic Materials, and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials.
Supervision of Bachelor Theses and Industrial Training: advised 5 students in heat treatment techniques of metallic materials, and supervised several classes of students in industrial training.
Heat Treatment Engineer, August 1987 to August 1989
Heat treatment workshop, Huang He Machinery Factory, Huayin, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China.
Job Duties: developing heat treatment techniques, analysis and repair of abnormally heat-treated components, and maintenance of heat treatment equipment, etc.
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
• Fracture Toughness of Power Station Boiler Vessel Steels (BHW35), funded by Eastern Group of Power Boiler Vessel, 1990 – 1992, People’s Republic of China.
• Carburization and Metal Dusting Failures of High Temperature Alloys, funded by KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Research and Science), Mar.1999 – Mar. 2002, Saudi Arabia.
INDUSTRIAL KNOWLEDGES AND EXPERIENCES
• Extensive knowledge of metallic materials fundamentals and advanced materials, metallic materials alloying, engineering, and manufacturing, high temperature materials and corrosion, and materials for aqueous application & corrosion prevention.
• Extensive knowledge and experiences in failure analysis and troubleshooting of process plant stationary equipment, solution to mechanical and corrosion problems, materials selection and protection, high temperature materials & corrosion, aqueous corrosion in petrochemical industry.
• Extensive knowledge of fired heaters tubes, construction, process, design, and operation. Excellent experiences with failures and troubleshooting in fired heaters (ethylene crackers, steam reformers, and gas heaters). Sound experiences in industrial incinerators.
• Extensive knowledge of utility/package boilers construction, tubes, steam & mud drums, process, design, and operation. Excellent experiences with failures and troubleshooting in utility/package boiler units and steam generation system.
• Excellent experiences of heavy industries manufacturing processes, casting (precision casting), forging, heat treatment, and machining.
• Good experiences with processes, failures, and troubleshooting in petrochemical industries (e.g. ethylene, PVC, VCM, propylene, polyethylene, ethylene dichloride (EDC), ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide, MTBE, methanol, VC, aromatics, benzene, LDPE, LLDPE, styrene, PTA, etc.).
• Good experiences with processes, failures, and troubleshooting in fertilizer industries (e.g. ammonia and urea).
• Sound experiences with processes, failures, and troubleshooting in steel-making industry (DRI – direct reduction of iron).
• Sound experiences with processes, failures, and troubleshooting in gas production (oxygen and argon).
• Excellent experiences with failures and troubleshooting in cooling water systems (closed loop and open loop), and boiler feed water, boiler water and condensate water systems.
• Good knowledge of welding technologies of carbon and low alloy steels, stainless steels, and Ni based alloys, PWHT and weld overlay, etc.
• Sound knowledge of water treatment techniques, chemicals, and inhibitors in service cooling water, boiler water (feed water, boiler water and condensate), and seawater. Review of chemical cleaning procedure for carbon steel pressure vessels.
• Familiar with major standards and codes (ASME, ASTM, API, ANSI, Nace, etc) relevant to materials, corrosion, fabrication, testing methods, piping and tubing, etc.
• Excellent knowledge of stationary equipment failure troubleshooting, fabrication, operation and design, e.g. heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and reactors, etc.
• Sound knowledge of rotating equipment fabrication, design, operation, and troubleshooting, e.g. steam turbines, compressors, pumps, and centrifuge, etc.
• Skillful utilization of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and FEA (finite element analysis)/FEM (finite element method) techniques to troubleshoot equipment and machinery failures.
• Sound knowledge and experiences of pipelines, valves, flanges, and pumps in piping system.
• Maintenance and repair of equipment in chemical and petrochemical industries.
• Inspection, RBI, NDT and NDE techniques.
• Initial startup and operation of chemical and petrochemical facilities.
• Mothballing of process plants.
• Fully attended petrokemya PVC and VCM turnaround (TA) and boiler shutdown in 2010. Used to attend several shutdown in several SABIC affiliates, e.g. SAFCO, Ibn Zahr, United, etc, during service in SABIC.
REPRESENTATIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROJECTS (SABIC)
1. Investigation of Premature Failure of Thermowells in Incinerators 121B005/006/007/ 008.
2. Failure Analysis of MTBE Isobutane Furnace Tubes.
3. Failure Analysis for the Repetitive Tube Leakages of the NG/LP Steam Exchanger (BE-172) in Olefins – II Plant.
4. Investigation of Corrosion and Leakage in Tubes of Reboiler E-2404.
5. Failure Analysis of Boiler Tubes.
6. Failure Analysis of Recuperator Tubes of Hadeed’s Hot Strip Mill Reheating Furnace.
7. Investigation of Ethylene Furnace Tubes Failure.
8. Failure Analysis of Convection Tubes in EDC Furnace TH-1301A.
9. Failure Analysis of Economizer Tubes Leakage.
10. Investigation of Cracks in AR II Gas Reformer Outlet Header.
11. Investigation of Cracks in AR III Reformer Inlet Header.
12. Failure Analysis of Tubes of Ethylene Vaporizer 52E1R.
13. Technical Support on Replica Test and Life Assessment of 2 Utility Package Boilers.
14. Investigation of Material Degradation of Gas Heater Tubes and Review of Repair Procedure.
15. Failure Analysis of Plant II Turbine Condenser Gear Reducer.
16. Investigation of Cracks in the Catofin Reactors HC Inlet Spools.
17. Failure Analysis of Incinerators Thermowells.
18. Investigation of Failures in Natural Gas Saturator E-1222.
19. Failure Analysis of EDC Incinerator Quench Nozzles.
20. Failure Analysis of Furnace-F Tube at KOP Plant.
21. Investigation of Failure of Burner Tube from Furnace 11H12.
22. Failure Analysis of Cracked Tube from Coil 4 Pass 4 of Furnace E.
23. Failure Analysis and Life Assessment of the Catalyst Tubes of Reformer F-3201.
24. Failure Analysis of Coil 4 Pass 2 Radiant Tube Failure in Furnace A.
25. Investigation of Cracks in Tubesheet of Feed Water Heater 401-C.
26. Failure Analysis of Igniter Pipe of MTBE Fired Heaters.
27. Failure Analysis of Inlet Pass Tubes of Furnace FF-01.
28. Investigation of Failures and Loss of Thickness of Clamps and Nuts of Boilers 111-B-001/2/3/4.
29. Failure Analysis of Damaged Tubes in the Convection Section of the Process Gas Heater.
30. Failure Analysis of Ethylene Furnaces Radiant Tubes.
31. Investigation of Frequent Failure of Burner Tip in Secondary Reformer 07 H-101.
32. Investigation of Corrosion at the Weldolet of the Vent Pipe of the Desorber, 22-C-801.
33. Investigation of Thinning and Bulging in Tubes and Advice on Optimization of Water Treatment for Steam Generator SG-5301A.
34. Investigation of Leakage from the Thermowell Weld Joint at Safco-Jubail-3 Ammonia Plant.
35. Investigation of Failure in Coil 7, Pass 4 Radiant Tube of Furnace-B, BF-01.
36. Failure Analysis of Thermocouples of Gas Turbines 220-T-1A and B.
37. Failures Analysis of Bolts of Bellows and Support Plate Bracings inside the Cyclar Reactors.
38. Investigation of Cracks at the Nipple of Ammonia Transfer Line 4"-LA-23011-BFF3.
39. Failure Analysis of Radiant Tubes of Furnace FF-01.
40. Failure Analysis of Cracked Radiant Tube in Ethylene Pyrolysis Furnace, H-1115.
41. Investigation of Erosion of Impeller of NG Booster, K-3101.
42. Investigation of Failures in Cages of Control Valves 1-PV-401 and 1- FV-402.
43. Investigation of Cracks and Leaks around Weld and Weld Beads on Process Condensate Line.
44. Failure Analysis of the Coils and Thermowells of 1-E102A (Air Coil) and Technical Support of the Observed High Temperature Phenomena.
45. Further Investigation into the Failure of Intercooler (116-C) Tubes.
46. Investigation of Cracks in the 6 Inch Branch Weld to Line 25-P-6385.
47. JUPC Cracked Tube Failure Analysis.
48. Failure Analysis of 32E19 Exchanger Tubes.
49. HTHA and Metal Dusting Assessment Study of RG WHB A-1101C.
50. Failure Analysis of Stud Bolt for the 1-E-101 Outlet Header.
51. Failure of Toluene Line in LAO Plant.
52. Failure Analysis of Boiler (B-620C) Tube 2B-1 at Arrazi.
53. Failure Analysis of 85-ME-02 HP Flare Tip at MTBE Plant.
54. Failure Analysis of a Leak Observed at Flange FT-8202.
55. Failure Analysis of Calibration Ring on Wet Chlorine Gas Header.
56. Failure Analysis of Caustic Circulation Lines of MTBE Plants.
57. Failure Analysis of Governing Valve Seat Screws in Syn Gas Turbine K-301T-1.
58. Investigation of the Ethylene Glycol Pump P1401AB Failure.
59. Assessment of Carburization Extent of United Ethylene Cracking Tubes.
60. Failure Analysis of Methanol Reactor R-401 Fourth Catalyst Bed Failure.
61. Failure Analysis of the Condensate Pump 3P-1101A Failure.
62. Failure Analysis of Exchanger Tubes Leaking.
63. Investigation of Propylene Modifier Leak.
64. Failure Analysis of GPIC Boiler Inspection Port.
65. Analysis of Tar Pipe Weldjoint Failure in SADAF EDC Plant.
66. Failure Analysis of 6” Steam Condensate Line at IBB UREA Plant.
67. SABIC Best Practices for Control of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI).
68. Failure Analysis of Tubes of Heat Exchanger 82E27A 1st Stage Product Compressor Kickback Cooler at MTBE Unit.
69. Failure Analysis of Tubes of Heat Exchanger 82E08B Second Stage Aftercooler at MTBE Unit.
70. Assessment of Carburization Extent of Ethylene Cracking Tubes Tetra Fittings.
71. Investigation of Corrosion of Dilution Steam Generator Heat Exchanger (KE-03C).
72. Technical Support on the ASU-5 Main Heat Exchanger Block (51-CB-001-E2A) Cracking in Gas.
73. Failure Analysis of SF3 Ammonia Plant Secondary Reformer (21-R-101).
74. Technical Support on Ar Razi Package Boiler Superheater Tube B-5620B.
75. Failure Investigation of Tubes of Heat Exchanger Stabilizer Reboiler 81E08B at MTBE Unit.
76. Failure Investigation of Tubes of Heat Exchanger Stabilizer Reboiler 83E15 Light Column at MTBE Unit.
77. Failure Investigation of Tubes of Heat Exchanger 81E17B Deisobutanizer Reboiler at MTBE Unit.
78. Analysis of Replicas from Internal and External Surfaces of SAFCO 21-E-71 Waste Heat Boiler.
79. Failure Analysis of Catalyst Feeder Tube.
80. Failure Analysis of 32P23 Discharge Piping (SADAF).
81. Failure Analysis of Bent Pulley of 45-L305 Belt Conveyer.
82. Technical Support on Frequent Oil Leak of SAFCO Air Cooler Fans.
83. Technical Support on Tubesheet Cracking of SADAF Styrene Plant Superheater 22H512 Convection Section.
84. Metallurgical Study of Reactor Gas Cooler Additional 2” Nozzles Coupons (R2110/20).
85. Investigation of Yansab 6” Stainless Steel Condensate Pipe Failure.
86. Failure investigation for the Cracks in the Base Metal of Tee-joint of the Steam Hydrogen Mixture (23-H-001).
87. Failure Analysis of Vibrating Screen Gearbox Bolts (I-3002LSB) in IBB Urea Plant.
88. Failure Analysis of Benzene Condensate Pipe Failure in Sadaf Styrene Plant.
89. Investigation of Sadaf MTBE Plant LPS Reboilers Failure.
90. Failure Analysis of Flange Bolts Fracture on 4” BWH and 1” HSA Lines in SHARQ.
91. Failure Investigation of the Plugged Tube in Auxiliary Boiler (A-1101BU) in IBB Plant.
92. Investigation of Leakage of Ibn Rush SS316L Pipeline (P-016068-8”-6C).
93. Failure Analysis of Weldjoint Corrosion of Ibn Rush Acetic Acid Plant Duplex SS Pipeline (P-015062-20”-12C).
94. Investigation of Weldjoint Corrosion of Ibn Rush Acetic Acid Plant SS316L Suction Line (P-015020-20”-6C).
95. Investigation of Dredge 73DG3 Main Spud Fracture in SADAF-D.
96. Microstructural Evaluation of Hadeed Module-D Process Gas Heater Radiant Coil.
97. Failure Analysis of a Boiler Water Wall Tube Rupture in Petrokemya.
98. Investigation of Petrokemya Boiler Water Wall Tube Rupture.
99. Failure Analysis of Sharq Boiler Water Wall Tube Rupture.
100. Investigation of BFW Preheater (41-E-201) Leaking in SAFCO 4 Ammonia Plant.
REPRESENTATIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FAILURE TROUBLESHOOTING IN PETROKEMYA
1. (TV-9159) Failure.
2. Root Cause Analysis of Polyethylene Plant VGR Cooler (NE-4063) Corroded Tube Bundles (a major investigation having huge financial impact on petrokemya polyethylene plant).
3. Damage Assessment and Root Cause Analysis of the BFW Valve for Olefin-III (a major root cause investigation).
4. Failure Cause Analysis of the Olefin I furnace TLE Inlet Welds Cracking.
5. Determining and Troubleshooting Failures for Olefin-I Furnace and Utility Boilers (a plant major quality circle task).
6. Determining and Troubleshooting Failures for Olefin-II Plant for Millisecond and Selas furnaces (a plant major task initiated by Reliability & Technical Service Department).
7. Petrokemya Olefin II millisecond Furnace Performance Improvement Committee (a major plant improvement task).
8. Investigation of VCM crackers (TH-1301C) radiant tubes failure.
9. Failure analysis of PVC plant waste water centrifugal pump (VP-2304) impellor corrosion.
10. VCM waste heat boiler failure and quench nozzle redesign.
11. Olefin III incinerator refractory lining failure.
12. Olefin-I conventional furnace TLE/HTC lines welds frequent failure.
13. Root cause analysis of Utility Demin water centrifugal pump (CP-2222S) shaft failure.
14. Root cause analysis of Olefin-II millisecond furnace COT thermopads frequent failure.
15. Failure analysis of Olefin III furnace EH-0103 cracking tubes failure, and RCA committee.
16. PK Olefin I furnace refractory evaluation and new refractory for energy saving.
17. Olf I furnace availability management and implementation.
18. Retubing criteria for conventional Selas furnace.
19. PVC train C Blow Down Header Drain Valve Detachment.
20. PVC blower (VB-25406-C) shaft bearing housing cracking failure.
21. General Practice to Conduct a Failure Analysis and Checklist table for failure modes.
22. Failure Analysis of HTC Coil Failure in OLF I Furnace#1 Convection Section.
23. Condition Assessment of OLF I Furnace#1 Decoke Line Header.
24. PE Extruder Mixer Motor Failure (NMXM-7030).
25. Failure Analysis of Mixed Feed Coils Rupture in OLF II Furnace#11 Convection Section.
26. Analysis of Frequent Millisecond Furnace Tubes Failures.
27. Olefin III Furnace Retubing Plan – 2011.
28. Condition assessment of OLF III AH 0105 swelling radiant tubes.
29. Failure Analysis of Broken Stud of Olefin III Boiler#3 AFN Radial Vane Control.
30. Materials Selection of OLF III Benzene unit Pyrotol Reactor (BR-911B) Inlet Cone.
31. Failure Analysis of OLF III Furnace6 Sample Line Bending.
32. Tube Replacement Criteria for Olefin III Furnaces.
33. Root-Cause Analysis of OLF III EPM-0402S Pump Shaft Failure.
34. Failure Analysis of OLF III RV 0146B and D Failure.
35. Failure Analysis of OLF III Decoke Line Leaking.
36. Failure Analysis of PE Melt Pump NP-7033 Shaft Failure.
37. Utility boiler ABO-2130 hot spot and repair.
38. Mechanical Integrity Assessment of Uty Boiler#3 Superheater Tubes after 25 Years in Service.
39. VCM EDC Cracking Tube Replacement.
40. Failure Analysis of VCM TPM-8307 Motor Shaft Failure.
ACHIEVEMENT, RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
• Paper reviewer of SABIC Technical Meeting-10 (STM-10) paper review committee (April 2012), responsible for reviewing and acceptance of all technical papers submitted from all Sabic affiliates, T&I centers, Sabic Europe, Sabic Innovative Plastics (former GE Plastics) and joint ventures.
• Coordinated a winning Quality Circle - Reliability Improvement for Utility Boilers and Olefin-I Pyrolysis furnace, which has won the title of one of Best Quality Circles for year 2010 in petrokemya.
• My professional work in SABIC and petrokemya has resulted in overall estimated financial savings amounting to at least 40 million Saudi riyals which are equivalent to 10.6 million US dollars.
• Several major failure investigations were highly recognized and appreciated from the higher SABIC management due to the equipment criticality and high financial impact, e.g. the Investigation of BFW Preheater (41-E-201) Leaking in SAFCO 4 Ammonia Plant (project No. 134) was well received by the SAFCO Board of Trustees and highly appreciated by the SAFCO higher management.
• Paper reviewer of SABIC Technical Meeting-9 (STM-9) paper review committee (April 2010), responsible for reviewing and acceptance of all technical papers submitted from all Sabic affiliates, T&I centers, Sabic Europe, Sabic Innovative Plastics (former GE Plastics) and joint ventures. An appreciation certificate has been awarded.
• Many my technical papers, especially regarding carburization & metal dusting and failure analysis, have been cited many times in internationally published journal papers and conference papers.
• One of my previous research work (paper 10, see the list of publications), regarding carburization and metal dusting in-depth thermodynamic analysis, was cited as a reference with honor in the book – Handbook of Thermal Process Modeling of Steels (ISBN - 13: 978-0-8493-5019-1) published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group through International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE), in United States of America, 2007.
• Appreciation certificate for technical contribution of presenting a paper in the 12th middle east corrosion conference, Feb. 3 to Feb. 6, 2008.
• Appreciation certificate for technical contribution of presenting a paper in the 11th middle east corrosion conference held in Feb. 26 to Mar. 1, 2006.
• Established the methodology of accelerated creep test and remaining life assessment based on creep in Sabic Technology Center, 2005.
• Paper reviewer of Petrotech 2003 conference proceedings held in 29 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2003 in Bahrain International Exhibition Center, Bahrain.
• PhD graduate with overall GPA 3.75 and pass of PhD dissertation, May 2002.
• Top 5% excellent undergraduate students based on overall four year study performance, 1987.
• Student of Excellency Award winner in Xian University of Technology, 1985.
• Winner of English speech contest for universities in Shaanxi Province, China, 1985.
• Winner of Invitational English Speech Contest for universities belonging to Ministry of Machinery of China and universities in Shanghai, China, 1985.
• Numerous first-prize winners of English writing and speech competitions, Xian University of Technology, 1983-1987.
• Winners of university math and mechanical drawing competitions, Xian University of Technology, 1983-1985.
ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS
• Application of CFD and FEA/FEM in failure analysis, design, corrosion, stress and thermal distribution, and fired heater combustion, etc.
• OM (Optical microscopy) and IA (Image Analysis)
• SEM/EDS/X-Ray mapping (Scanning Electronic Microscopy)
• XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy)
• XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence)
• CS (Carbon Sulfur Analyzer)
• XRD (X-Ray Diffraction)
• TEM (Transmission Electronic Microscopy)
• Mechanical Tests (tensile, hardness, impact, creep, fatigue)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
• A member of Nace Jubail section, 2008.
• A member of Materials Technology Institute (MTI), 2008.
• A member of The Welding Institute (TWI), 2008.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Lab and Business Management Software: LIMS and SAP.
• Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and FrontPage), Computation (Mathematica and Matlab) and Graphics (AutoCAD), etc.
• Systems: Windows and Unix.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• Excellent verbal (very fluent) and written communication in English and Chinese.
• Excellent ability of preparing highly qualified technical reports and publications.
• Good interpersonal skills, cooperation with people, and a team player.
LEADERSHIP ABILITY
• Ability to manage a technical/research team, and coordinated over 100 investigation projects (see list of projects coordinated in SABIC and petrokemya).
• Vice Monitor of Class 8319 (heat treatment), Xian University of Technology, 1984-1987.
• President, University English Club, Xian University of Technology, 1990-1992.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
1. R. C. Yin, A. H. Al-Shawaf, Chloride-Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking of Furnace Burner Tubes, Engineering Failure Analysis 14 (1), 2007, pp. 36-40.
2. R. C. Yin, B. S. Al-Yami, Ali Hamad Al-Shawaf, Failure Analysis of EDC Incinerator Quench Nozzle, Engineering Failure Analysis 14 (1), 2007, pp. 41-46.
3. R. C. Yin, R. Bradley, A. Al-Meshari, B. S. Al-Yami, Y. M. Al-Ghofaili, Premature Failure of A Spiral Bevel Pinion for A Turbine Condenser Gear Reducer, Engineering Failure Analysis 13 (5), July 2006, pp. 727-731.
4. R. C. Yin, A. A. Al-Refaie, Y. Al-Bakheet, and A. K. Bairamov, High temperatrue corrosion process of a thermowell in an incineration plant, Engineering Failure Analysis 12 (3), June 2005, pp. 413-419.
5. R. C. Yin, Carburization Behavior of Fe-base alloys in CH4/H2 Gas Mixtures, Materials at High Temperatures 21 (4) 205-211, 2005.
6. R. C. Yin, Carburization of 310SS in 2%CH4-H2 gas mixture at different temperatures, Corrosion Science 47 (2005), pp. 1896-1910.
7. R. C. Yin, Carburization Performance of Incoloy 800HT in CH4/H2 Gas Mixtures, Materials Science and Engineering A. Vol. 380/1-2, 2004, pp. 281-289.
8. R. C. Yin, Carburization behavior of Haynes 556 Exposed to CH4/H2 gas mixtures, Materials at High Temperatures 21(2) 111-117, 2004.
9. R. C. Yin, A. K. Bairamov, Y. Al-Bakheet, and A. A. Al-Refaie, Failure analysis of a thermowell in incineration process, Materials Performance (MP), NACE, May 2004.
10. R. Yin, Thermodynamic Roles of Metallic Elements in Carburization and Metal Dusting, Oxidation of Metals Vol. 61, Nos.3/4, April 2004, pp. 323-337.
11. R. C. Yin, Cyclic and isothermal exposure of 310SS to 10%CH4-H2 carburizing gas mixture, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 391/Issues 1-2, January 2005, pp. 19-28.
12. R. C. Yin, I. M. Allam and A. Al-Farayedhi, Carburization Behavior of 310 Stainless Steel in CH4/H2 Gas Mixture with Trace Amount of Oxygen, Oxidation of Metals, Vol. 60, Nos.3/4, October 2003, pp. 315-333.
13. N. Tabet, I. Allam, and R. C. Yin, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy study of the carburization of 310 Stainless Steel, Applied Surface Science, Volume/Issue 220/1-4, pp. 259-272 (2003).
14. R. Yin, Thermodynamic Aspects of Iron in Metal Dusting, Oxidation of Metals Vol. 60, Nos.1/2, August 2003, pp. 301-116.
15. N. Tabet, I. Allam, and R. C. Yin, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy study of the carburization of Haynes 214 Nickel based alloy, Applied Surface Science, Volume/Issue 195/1-4 pp. 166-174 (2002).
16. R. C. Yin, X. T. Jing and B. Z. Lou, A Study of Specimen Size in Single Specimen Determination of J-Integral (in Chinese), Journal of Xi’an Institute of Technology, Vol. 6, 1995.
Conference Papers
17. R. C. Yin, W. A. Al-Harbi, and M. A. R. Al-Muaisub, Failure Analysis of the 4th Catalyst Bed and Gratings Collapse in a Methanol Reactor, the 13th middle east corrosion conference, Feb. 14 - Feb. 17, 2010.
18. R. C. Yin, A. H. Al-Shawaf, B. Y. Al-Yami, and A. A. Al-Ahmari, Failures Experiences of Ethylene Cracking Tubes, presented in Nace Corrosion 2009 Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 22-26, 2009.
19. R. C. Yin, B. Al-Yami, A.K. Bairamov, R. Bradley, A. Al-Refai, and H. Al-Shawaf, Thermowell Failures in Different Incinerating Processes, the 12th middle east corrosion conference, Feb. 3 to Feb. 6, 2008. (Paper 08020)
20. R. C. Yin, A. A. Al-Refaie, Hydrochloric acid corrosion in an incinerator unit of a titanium tetrachloride production facility, the 11th middle east corrosion conference, Feb. 26 to Mar. 1, 2006. (paper 36)
21. R. C. Yin, R. Bradley, B. S. Al-Yami, Hot corrosion attack of incinerators thermowells, 16th International Corrosion Congress, Sept. 19th–24th 2005, Beijing China. (paper No. 13-30)
22. S. Al-Shubai, Ali Babakr, M. Al-Sonidah, R. Bradley, R. C. Yin, and H. Al-Abandi, Sulfidation Attack of Grade 309 Stainless Steel Tubes in a Waste Heat Recuperator of a Steel Plant, the European Corrosion Congress, 4-8 September 2005, Lisbon, Portugal.
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