Tetsuya Mita is a Principal Consulting Engineer at TLV International Inc. He has served in various technical and leadership positions in the TLV group since 1995. He was a pioneer in establishing TLV’s Consulting and Engineering Service function and developed several survey techniques for steam system optimization for the oil and gas industry. He holds a BEng degree in materials chemistry from Ryukoku University.
The steam system forms an integral part of the safe, reliable and profitable operation of a process plant. Steam constitutes approximately 30% of the energy used in a typical petroleum refinery.