Gupta, R. P.
Prevent failures in olefin-cracking operations
Maintenance & Reliability
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Europe
/ Heat Transfer
/ Middle East
Failure analysis identifies root causes for damages to selective exchangers
Cracking in C3 cut/propylene Horton spheres
Here's how the problem was diagnosed and solved
Failure analysis of an ethylene cracking heater finned tube
Here's what caused the leak and the steps taken to prevent future leaks
Failure analysis of ethylene cracking heater convection section dilution steam tube
Several inspection techniques were required to determine the root cause of the failure
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction

