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Industrial Refractories: Selection, Installation, Testing & Repair

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Industrial Refractories: Selection, Installation, Testing & Repair

Location
MITC 1019
Duration
Online / In-class
5 Days

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About the Course

Refractories are critical barriers in high-temperature equipment—furnaces, kilns, heaters, boilers, gasifiers—where premature lining failure drives unplanned outages, safety risks, and major cost. This course translates refractory science into field-ready practice: how composition, microstructure, and form influence resistance to temperature, mechanical load, thermal shock, abrasion, corrosion/slag attack, and creep.

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Classify refractory families by chemistry, form, and manufacturing route for specific services.
- Explain key properties (thermal, mechanical, chemical) and their impact on performance.
- Select fit-for-purpose materials and designs for furnaces, kilns, heaters, and boilers.
- Apply ASTM-aligned testing (physical/chemical/thermomechanical) and interpret results.
- Specify and oversee correct installation techniques for bricks and monolithics.
- Plan controlled drying/curing/heating to avoid steam spalling and cracks.
- Inspect linings in install and operation; detect early deterioration and defects.
- Perform structured failure analysis (RCA) to address root causes and improve reliability.
- Develop inspection/maintenance checklists and repair strategies that reduce downtime.

Who Should Attend

- Refractory Engineers and Supervisors
- Maintenance & Reliability Engineers (high-temperature assets)
- Process/Operations Engineers for fired equipment and kilns
- QA/Inspection Personnel working with refractory linings
- Technical Managers and Shutdown/Turnaround Planners

Course Program

Fundamentals & Standards—Refractories in Industry

- Role of refractories in high-temperature processes and asset integrity
- Categories by chemistry: basic, high-alumina, silica, SiC, carbon, zirconia
- Categories by form: bricks/shapes vs. monolithics (castables, gunning, ramming, plastics)
- Overview of ASTM standards for refractories and test methods
- Manufacturing technologies and implications for microstructure/performance
- Safety and environmental considerations in manufacture and use
- **Activity/Workshop:** Map service conditions of a heater/boiler/kiln to candidate refractory systems

Course Dates & Prices

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Location
Starting Date
Price
Enrollment
Online
19/10/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
20/10/2025
2549 $
Dubai (UAE)
20/10/2025
2799$
Cairo (Egypt)
27/10/2025
2549 $
Online
27/10/2025
1799 $
Online
03/11/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
10/11/2025
2799 $
Muscat (Oman)
10/11/2025
2799 $
Dubai (UAE)
17/11/2025
2799 $
Online
17/11/2025
1799 $
Muscat (Oman)
24/11/2025
2799 $
Online
24/11/2025
1799 $
Online
24/11/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
01/12/2025
2799 $
Online
01/12/2025
1799 $
Online
01/12/2025
1799 $
London (UK)
01/12/2025
3299 $
Dubai (UAE)
08/12/2025
2799$
Online
08/12/2025
1699 $
Istanbul (Turkey)
15/12/2025
2799 $
Dubai (UAE)
15/12/2025
2799 $
Online
15/12/2025
1799 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
22/12/2025
3899$
Doha (Qatar)
22/12/2025
2799 $
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
22/12/2025
3899$
Online
29/12/2025
1799 $
Dubai (UAE)
29/12/2025
2799$
Istanbul
29/12/2025
2549 $
Online
29/12/2025
1799 $
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