July 2005

Several critical factors should be considered when designing receiving facilities

New technologies promote monetization of global LNG

Understanding and controlling boil-off gas pressure enhances energy efficiency

The inherent 'self-cleaning' action reduces downtime

Unique configurations of proven self-cleaning fluidized bed heat exchangers virtually eliminate fouling in this application

Here are the design considerations for both single exchangers and exchanger networks

Standard charts and a spreadsheet help

Modeling methods explore revamping the vacuum unit to optimize lube oil production

Using an established technology as part of a revamp installation provided new products at lower capital and operating costs than conventional methods

A systems approach can enhance workforce execution to achieve operational excellence (OpX)

Part 1 discussed what APC attempts to do and how it makes money. Part 2 discussed the structure of modern APC. This part discusses MVPC's small optimizer and the importance of inferential models.. S..

The purpose of pump piping is to provide a conduit for the flow of liquid to and from a pump without adversely affecting its performance or reliability. However, many pump performance and reliabilit..

Recently, I saw a magazine advertisement; it was a common Ogilvy style with the headline "Safety Is Not An Option." This ad was very eye catching for anyone involved in the design and implementation o..

The focus on cost and efficiency that has served manufacturing well in the past has reached a point of diminishing returns and will not be a successful strategy moving forward. Manufacturers who achie..

Europe's largest meeting of chemical engineers will this month attempt to reconcile an increasing divergence between the nuts and bolts of practical engineering and the sometimes mystical science of t..

New service eliminates critical joint failure A new service with innovative features has been launched by Furmanite, the global specialty services company geared to maximizing asset uptime. It is cl..

Moisture measurement inside natural gas pipeline The HYGROPHIL-F 5672 fiber-optic moisture analyzer claims to offer excellent accuracy (±1° dew-point temperature ..

ConocoPhillips has a joint development agreement with Sound Energy Solutions (SES), a wholly owned Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary, to develop the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at..

Akzo Nobel will invest €26 million in two chemical businesses. Capacity will be increased at its ethylene amines production facility in Stenungsund, Sweden, and a new plant in Skoghall, Sweden,..

Haldor Topsøe's low energy ammonia technology will be used at a 2,000 metric tpy ammonia plant in the ammonia/ urea complex to be built by Sohar International Urea & Chemicals Industries at the..

Chart Industries, Inc.'s Energy and Chemicals Group received an order including cold boxes, core-in-kettle and brazed aluminum plate fin heat exchangers (BAHX) from Bechtel Inc. The equipment will b..

Heurtey Petrochem France has a lump sum turnkey contract to supply a steam cracker furnace for ExxonMobil Chemical's Singapore chemical plant located at Jurong Island. The local portion of the contrac..

Field-repairable, cost-effective valve Burckhardt Compression's Poppet Valve is said to perform excellently in demanding applications with gases containing oil and particles..

  LNG supply and demand constraints Europe's gas demand w..

Environmental issues are receiving growing awareness in India. This has translated into that nation developing a policy framework through regulations, as well as implementing international standards t..

Growth in US polymerization catalyst demand will derive primarily from increased polymer production and the expanding use of higher-value Ziegler-Natta and single-site catalysts. "These catalysts, ..

Projected warmer-than-normal summer weather in the South and West, increasing economic demand and relatively flat production could lead to higher natural gas costs this cooling season, according to an..

On March 23, 2005, an early afternoon blast at BP Products North America's Texas City, Texas, refinery claimed the lives of 15 workers and injured more than 170 people. The company has issued an inter..

The Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) monitors world energy markets and performs assessments of geopolitical factors affecting global oil supply and demand. Like many industry analysts, the ..

A recent survey from Nexant Chem Systems (www.nexant.com) takes a look at technologies used to generate mixtures of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Commonly referred to as synthesis gas or syngas, these..

University process safety curriculum I am responding to Angela Summer's editorial "Bhopal: Could it happen again?" (March 2005). Ms. Summers raises some important points in her piece regarding th..