Wei Yan

About Wei Yan

Over 20 years of experience in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical process design and service, including more than 15 years in cryogenic process design and service· Served as a process engineer and process engineering lead for multiple cryogenic and petrochemical projects, including base load LNG projects, mid-scale LNG projects, PDH projects and HRU projects· Process design and development using computer simulations (HYSYS and PRO II) for cryogenic gas processing and treating including LPG fractionation, LNG, HRU, PDH· Process design for both ConocoPhillips optimized cascade liquefaction LNG process and CHART IPSMR liquefaction LNG process· Process design for ethylene, expandable polystyrene, polypropylene, n-butanol and octanol projects· Process design for cryogenic hydrogen recovery unit (HRU) of UHDE ammonium process· Process design for cryogenic separation system of UOP or UHDE propane dehydrogenation (PDH) process· Process design for cryogenic NGL recovery, cryogenic CO2 separation and nitrogen rejection (NRU)· Development of hydraulic calculations (pressure drop spreadsheet) and compressor spreadsheet with timely data transfer between simulations and spreadsheetsPreparation of PFDs (process flow diagrams), H&M balance, equipment sizing, control valve and relief valve sizing, static equipment and rotating equipment datasheets· Development of cause and effect diagrams, control narrative, logic diagram, instrument data sheet, relief narrative, relief valve data sheets, control valve data sheets, line lists, instrument lists, utility consumption, process description, P & IDs (piping and instrumentation diagram) and operating manuals· Participation in 3-D model review, HAZOP reviews and SIL reviews· On-site P & ID walk-through and commission· Development of patented processes for cryogenic gas processing· Research and development in the field of oil and gas processing, especially Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) process, also immiscible refrigeration cycle and cryogenic processes

Experience

1. Process Engineering Supervisor

   Bechtel Corporation

   Sep 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Process design for 10.43 MTPA Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 FEED verification and EPC – Chart IPSMR technology, technical lead and deputy EGS, RE for cold end – Heavies Removal, Liquefaction, Condensate Stabilization, LNG Storage and Boiloff Gas units· Process design for 5.0 MTPA Freeport LNG Train 4 FEED verification – APCI technology, RE for dehydration, NGL recovery and air and nitrogen units

Education

• Rice University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

  2001 — 2006

• Tianjin University

  Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Dynamic Simulation
• Lng
• Design Patents
• Energy Industry
• Natural Gas
• Engineering Design
• Petrochemical
• P&Id Development
• Heat Exchangers
• Calculations
• Public Speaking
• Relief System Design
• Oil
• Microsoft Office
• Commissioning
• Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng)
• Oil/Gas
• Pro Ii
• Process Optimization
• Oil
• Process Engineering
• Process Simulation
• P&Id
• Hazop Study
• Aspen Hysys
• Lpg
• Petroleum
• Hydraulic Calculations
• Oil & Gas
• Gas
• Engineering
• Modeling
• Process Equipment
• Hydraulics
• Gas Processing
• Simulations
• Chemical Engineering
• Distillation
• Strategic Planning
• Pfd