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Analyzers

Viewpoint: Envisioning a “future-proof” refinery of the future

Emerson Process Management: Carugo, M.

Trying to predict how global refining markets will look in 2026 is a losing proposition. The only thing we can count on with any real certainty is uncertainty.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

Unintended fugitive emissions from pressurized plant components have long been a key concern for operators as well as regulators.

Linear position sensors gain preference in industrial process control applications

TE Sensor Solutions: Otto, E.

Today’s industrial process control applications increasingly use automated systems to optimize operations and ensure a safer, more productive process.

Add power to environmental real-time data through analytics

Wood Group Mustang: Black, P.

Advancements in technology are delivering ever-increasing amounts of data that need to be processed and acted upon.

Solve online analyzer time delays by improving sampling system design

SCG Chemicals: Suriye, K.  |  Tanthapanichakoon, W.

Process design engineers may occasionally become involved in the design of online analyzers and their associated sampling systems.

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

The FM-approved FireChek thermal shutoff valve with resettable memory shape alloy can now be used to automatically shut down a pneumatic control system when a nearby fire occurs, or when the ambient temperature reaches 135°F, 150°F or 165°F.

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Ingersoll Rand debuted its TURBO-AIR NX 8000 integrally geared centrifugal compressor at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia show in Houston, Texas in September.

HP Automation Strategies: APC technology adapts quickly to economic changes

AspenTech: Singh, T.

With significant fluctuations in feedstock and energy prices, making economic changes quickly is vital to capitalize on the most profitable assets.

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

EGC Critical Components has announced its dures brand of materials, a new family of proprietary thermoplastic polymer composites developed specifically for the manufacture of bushings, bearings and wear rings in pumps handling a wide range of liquids, including those that contain solid matter.

Improve refinery flexibility and responsiveness

Emerson Process Management: Olsen, T.  |  Schodowski, E.

The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has changed significantly with an abundance of available discounted crude oils, a rise in markets served beyond the traditional local or regional demands, and a renewed focus on being both competitive and profitable while complying with ever-changing regulations.