http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Digital Exclusive-Flare system design: Liquid pockets in flare headers http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/june-2024/digital-exclusive/digital-exclusive-flare-system-design-liquid-pockets-in-flare-headers/ In this technical article, written by Saudi Aramco and Siemens Energy, the authors focus on areas where major benefits can be achieved early in the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of flare header piping designs. Lummus, Ferroman partner to digitalize and decarbonize petrochemical furnace operations http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/lummus-ferroman-partner-to-digitalize-and-decarbonize-petrochemical-furnace-operations/ Lummus Technology and Ferroman announced an agreement for digitalization and decarbonization of petrochemical furnace operations and delivery of high-performance static process equipment. ClearSign Technologies receives burner contract for California (U.S.) refinery http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/clearsign-technologies-receives-burner-contract-for-california-us-refinery/ ClearSign Technologies announced the receipt of two purchase orders for detailed engineering of burners for a California refinery. Maintenance keeps refineries and petrochemical plants healthy http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/april-2024/special-focus-maintenance-and-reliability/maintenance-keeps-refineries-and-petrochemical-plants-healthy/ The maintenance of industrial chemical plants is essential to protect and restore equipment, circuits and systems to enhance their function and provide efficient operations. Digital Feature: Enhancing ethylene cracker radiant tube integrity through innovative robotic inspection http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/12/digital-feature-enhancing-ethylene-cracker-radiant-tube-integrity-through-innovative-robotic-inspection/ Radiant tube failure ranks as a primary cause of unplanned shutdowns in ethylene cracking furnaces. This article examines tube failures via carburization, along with a proprietary technology that provides comprehensive multi-aspect inspection data to mitigate ethylene radiant tube failures. Design considerations and decarbonization options for fired heaters http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/december-2023/heat-transfer/design-considerations-and-decarbonization-options-for-fired-heaters/ As greenhouse gas emissions policies and regulations become more stringent, carbon dioxide emissions have taken center stage, with many nations targeting net-zero carbon emissions. A CFD study on the effect of operating an SMR furnace without one of the flue gas tunnels A http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/december-2023/heat-transfer/a-cfd-study-on-the-effect-of-operating-an-smr-furnace-without-one-of-the-flue-gas-tunnels-a/ A computational fluid dynamics study was performed on a theoretical reforming furnace to determine the comparative results of flow uniformity in flue gas tunnels with and without a standing tunnel in the outer position. XRG Technologies and BayoTech partner to design and build a next generation reformer furnace http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/11/xrg-technologies-and-bayotech-partner-to-design-and-build-a-next-generation-reformer-furnace/ XRG Technologies and BayoTech announced a new partnership to design and build a proprietary high performance reforming furnace. Riding the dragon: Sulfur plant thermal reactor temperature measurement http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/september-2023/heat-transfer/riding-the-dragon-sulfur-plant-thermal-reactor-temperature-measurement/ Of all the fundamental measured process variables, temperature is perhaps the most reliable. SABIC setting its sights on the electrification of ethylene production http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/03/sabic-setting-its-sights-on-the-electrification-of-ethylene-production/ SABIC has signed an agreement with Coolbrook to assess Coolbrook’s Roto Dynamic Reactor (RDR) technology in support of decarbonizing ethylene production.