http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing 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. Technip Energies wins contract from Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy for the Golden Triangle Polymers ethane cracker http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2022/12/technip-energies-wins-contract-from-chevron-phillips-chemical-and-qatarenergy-for-the-golden-triangle-polymers-ethane-cracker/ Technip Energies has been awarded a contract for the supply of proprietary cracking furnaces for the 2 MMtpy ethane cracker for the Golden Triangle Polymers project. HP Flashback: Excerpts from the 1960s: Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/may-2022/100th-anniversary/hp-flashback-excerpts-from-the-1960s-petrochemicals-rise-in-prominence-and-new-know-how-in-refining-processes/ Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes Cleaning mud oil incineration offgases http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/march-2022/environment-and-safety/cleaning-mud-oil-incineration-offgases/ The sustainable management of petroleum exploration and refining requires appropriate treatment and disposal of the oily waste generated. Gas-side fouling effects on transfer-line exchangers http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/january-2022/heat-transfer/gas-side-fouling-effects-on-transfer-line-exchangers/ Transfer-line exchangers (TLEs) are specific shell-and-tube heat exchangers installed out of hydrocarbons steam cracking furnaces for olefins production.