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All you need to know about centrifugal pumps, Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
Qatar Petroleum: Godse, A.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

Specific applications, condition monitoring and other considerations are detailed

Safety integrity level verification - A PFD average calculation is not enough

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
exida LLC: van Beurden, I.  |  Amkreutz, R.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

Architectural constraints must also be considered

Do we need relief valves on FCC main fractionators?

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
Stone & Webster Engineers and Constructors, Inc.: Elliott, B.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

Analysis shows that in some cases the system is inherently safe

Operating deflection shape analysis—a powerful tool to increase plant reliability

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
Sensoplan Inc.: Ebi, G.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

The technique provides fast and effective root-cause failure analysis of rotating equipment

Consider duplex stainless steels for corrosive exchanger service

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
AB Sandvik Steel: Holmquist, M.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

Here’s where they have solved corrosion problems

Consider using a new reliability tool: Weibull analysis for production data

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
Barringer & Associates, Inc.: Barringer, H. P.
The Dow Chemical Company: Roberts, Jr., W. T.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

Using these techniques, companies can distinguish between processing problems and reliability issues

HP Automation Safety: Complacency

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety

We have the misfortune to be witness to what will probably be judged the worst man-made incident in recent history: the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. This incident occurred d..

HP Insight: Forecast for 2002

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany
Environment & Safety

At this time, many organizations develop their budgets and allocate spending for the coming new year. In late summer, HP compiled its forecast on 2002 HPI spending trends. However, the events from Sep..

Improving equipment reliability through e-learning

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2001
Bouden International: Aronen, R.
IndustryUptime: Dierssen, G.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

It will change the way people work, learn, communicate and solve problems

Reduce process emissions and releases from PRVs

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2001
Anderson Greenwood Crosby: Emerson, G. B.
Environment & Safety

Using best available technology makes this doable