Biography:
Pratik Kumar is an Operations Engineer at HPCL Mumbai Refinery with over nine years of experience in petroleum refinery operations. He holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Chemical Engineering. Throughout his career, he has worked across key refinery process units, including Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU), Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU), and Merox treatment units. His expertise includes plant operations, process optimization, operational troubleshooting, safety management, and reliable refinery performance. He is committed to continuous learning and applying engineering knowledge to enhance operational excellence, process efficiency, and safe refinery operations.


Title : Debottlenecking of CDU-1 by pre-flash tower off-gas integration for enhanced throughput and energy efficiency