padmanaban narasiman, Instrument  & Control Engineer

padmanaban narasiman

Instrument & Control Engineer

Saline Water Conversion Corporation

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Diploma, Electrical Enggineering
Experience
52 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :52 years, 0 Months

Instrument & Control Engineer at Saline Water Conversion Corporation
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since March 1982

Guiding and executing the Instrument maintenance jobs in Boiler, Turbine, Desalination plants including R.O plants.Replacing of existing old type field instruments like transmitters, analyzers and Control valves etc with latest Digital/Smart type Instruments.
Actively involved in Retrofitting of existing Boilers, Turbines and Desalination plants Conventional Control systems to Distributed Control Systems ( DCS ) by ABB, Germany. In total 9 Boilers, 4 Turbines and 3 Desalination Plants. I lead a team of 20 Technicians in Erection and Commissioning works of the above systems in our plant.After Commissioning the same, also involved in solving problems and suggesting improvement in Control and Measuring methods for an Improved Functioning of Desalination and Power Plants.Also involved in collecting Data for preparing Tender Documents for another Plant retrofitting of Boilers, Turbines and Desalination plants to DCS system.
Recently completed commissioning of a new project in retrofitting of Electrical signals and Drives to ABB DCS system.
Presently actively involved in Commissioning and Testing new FGD ( Flue gas Desulphurization Plant), including Pump house, Oxidization Plant, Air Blowers, Absorber Units, Various Gas Analyzers etc.
Also involved in Commissioning and Testing of Boiler Dust Collection systems (Automated system).

Scientific Officer/Engineer at Department of Atomic Energy,Nuclear Power Projects
  • India
  • March 1972 to January 1982

Preparing of Drawings for Nuclear Power Plants Control loops, measuring loops, Bill of materials and its Wiring diagrams from Process mechanical drawings.Preaparing of Instrument Specification sheets for all Instruments.Also getting these drawings drawn by group of Draftsmen for Approval.Involved in Procurement of Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Level, Analyser Instruments, Instrument tube fittings etc.Also Inspection of the same at various Vendors in India.
Inspection of various Power plant sites in India for proper errection of instruments as per our Errection Drawings.Also involved in Commissioning of those Plants.

Education

Diploma, Electrical Enggineering
  • at Thiyagarajar Polytecnic,Tamil Nadu,India
  • June 1971

Diploma in Electrical Engineering with Electronics,Electrical subjects.

Specialties & Skills

Commissioning
Turbines
Inspection
Instrument Control
English-Intermediate,Excell-Expert,Instrument Maintenace,Errection and Modification-Expert.

Languages

English
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner