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Calculating the temperature distribution in horizontal vessel saddle supports

The heat-transfer theory of cooling fins is applied

Spiral-wound or kammprofile gaskets?

Chevron Richmond Refinery: Reeves, D. W.
Garlock Sealing Technologies: Yoder, C.

There appears to be a shift toward the latter, but the choice isn’t always clear. Here’s where best to apply each type.

HP Control: APC application ownership

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.

Advancec process control (APC) requires skilled control engineers, and where such engineers are not available, even well-implemented APC applications quickly become ineffective. That much is known and..

HP Integration Strategies: Sustainability program management with EAM

ARC Advisory Group: Rio, R.

Moving to a sustainable manufacturing model requires significant changes throughout the enterprise. Some HPI companies use a top-down approach in which senior managers set targets to which engineers a..

HP Reliability: Eccentric reducers and straight runs of pipe at pump suction

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Questions relating to proper reducer application in centrifugal pump suction lines date back many decades. Until his death (at age 84, in 1995), world-renowned pump expert Igor Karassik frequently cor..

HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 1

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

The refining and petrochemical industries employ a large number of process engineers. Plants often assign newly graduated engineers to the utility water area. Process engineers in each operating unit ..

Managing projects in a global environment

Poddar & Associates: Poddar, S. K.

What does it take to facilitate projects in several time zones away?

Petronas buys BP’s Malaysian ethylene and polyethylene interests

BP has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to Petronas. The agreement concerns BP’s 15% interest in Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMSB) and 60% interest in Polyethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PEMSB), both of which are operated by Petronas, and are located in Kertih, on the east coast of Malaysia.

Jacobs providing services for Indian delayed coker unit project

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract from IOT Infrastructure & Energy Services Ltd. (formerly Indian Oiltanking) to provide engineering services for Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.'s (IOCL) delayed coker unit (DCU) project.

Stratco to design plant for PT. Pertamina

Stratco, Inc. has added PT. Pertamina , the state oil company of Indonesia, to its growing roster of international customers in a deal for the design of a modern grease manufacturing plant in Jakarta