ACID BRICK & TILE Thorpe has an extensive history installing various acid brick and tile systems, with and without underlying corrosion membranes. Typical materials include Type I and Type II fireclay brick, red shale acid brick, carbon brick, and tiles. These materials are used in conjunction with their appropriate chemical resistant mortars, normally over a corrosion resistant membrane. These systems are utilized in many different industries including Power, Chemical Processing, Pulp and Paper, Metals and Mining, Petroleum, etc. THORPE SPECIALTY SERVICES CORPORATION 6833 Kirbyville Street Houston, TX 77033 713.644.1247 EMPLOYMENT Find our more information on available careers. LEARN MORE

REFORMERS – REFORMING FURNACE Hydrogen, ammonia and methanol production facilities generally utilize a reforming furnace as a key component of the process. These units have similar configurations including a steam methane reformer (SMR), collection ducts, convection sections, transfer lines, and, in some instances, a secondary reformer. Many of the existing units were built 20, 30 or even 40 years ago; eras with different operational requirements and less demand for efficiency or environmental controls compared to today. Some were built before many current-day products and insulation systems were even developed. Customers routinely maintain these units by repairing linings in-kind. This practice allows problems to reoccur and results in missed opportunities to improve performance and reliability. Thorpe routinely performs refractory maintenance work in these facilities. On retrofit and capital projects, we provide full turnkey engineered refractory lining systems including the design, manufacture or supply, and the installation. We are knowledgeable about operational and reliability issues relating to refractory linings. We include the latest material and engineering technology in our lining designs. This results in improved reliability and reduced maintenance demands in the future. SMRs are usually configured as either a multi-row or Terrace-Wall™ (proprietary Foster Wheeler design) layout. While both of these layouts have design features that bring their own set of refractory problems, they have certain issues in common. Hotspots Brick lining instability due to inferior anchor systems Bullnose failures Cracked and spalled castable Backup lining deterioration leading to high shell temperature Floor refractory failure requiring high maintenance Tramp air intrusion lowering efficiency & increasing NOx Peephole surrounds cracking and spalling Peepdoor plugs falling off Overall high shell temperatures Downloads 3 KEYS REFORMER SALES SHEET THORPE SPECIALTY SERVICES CORPORATION 6833 Kirbyville Street Houston, TX 77033 713.644.1247 EMPLOYMENT Find our more information on available careers. LEARN MORE