Refining
How the “LLF” condition monitoring technique can improve manufactured product profitability
Technological advances have allowed predictive maintenance (i.e., condition-based maintenance) to overtake preventive maintenance in plant operations. “Look, listen and feel (LLF)” is a condition monitoring technique that improves the reliability of equipment and machinery in manifolds.
Metallurgy solution to prevent polythionic acid stress corrosion cracking in hydroprocessing
Hydrotreating is a staple process found in nearly every refinery. The process removes undesirable feed contaminants, such as sulfur, nitrogen and metals, and saturates olefins and/or aromatics to produce high-quality products.
Reliability: Include pump wear rings in your upgrade efforts
Most centrifugal pump designs include replaceable rotating wear rings on the impeller (impeller wear rings) and stationary wear rings inside the casing (case wear rings). Although pump wear rings are simple components, they can have profound impacts on pump reliability, efficiency and safety. These wear rings serve three purposes:
Editorial Comment: It’s all in the makeup of things
This issue of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> features a topic that has been addressed in sections of the magazine for several decades, but has never been a focal point of the publication. That topic is materials manufacturing.
People
Amy Hebert has joined Haldor Topsoe A/S as Deputy CEO and Executive VP (EVP), Chemicals.
Global Project Data
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s</i> Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,700 projects around the world.
Industry Metrics
Record low temperatures in the eastern US strengthened the diesel market but extended the downward trend in refining margins.
Evaluate structural stiffness for piping stress analysis
Hydrocarbon plants use a system of pipes of various sizes, pressures and temperatures. Sometimes these pipes have pulsating flows that result in piping system vibration. These piping systems must be designed for a high degree of reliability, which requires a comprehensive piping stress analysis for thermal, sustained, occasional and dynamic loading conditions.
Consider pitot tube pumps for low-flow, high-head applications
Low-flow, high-head pumping requirements in refining and petrochemical plants make up less than 2% of the total pump population. This minor percentage is creating significant reliability concerns, which result in low mean-time between failures (MTBF), as well as high maintenance costs.
Industry Perspectives: HPI project announcements analysis shows decline over past 3 yr
According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s</i> Construction Boxscore Database, more than 870 new projects have been announced since 2015.
- Eberhard Bau signs long-term solar diesel offtake agreement with Synhelion 2/3
- Abundia Global Impact Group appoints Burns & McDonnell as front-end engineer for waste plastics-to-fuels facility 2/3
- Rutgers University researchers develop catalyst that can convert nitrate pollution in water directly into ammonia 2/3
- Italy's Eni teams up with Q8 to build biorefinery in Sicily 2/3
- French ethanol use jumps 15% in 2025, driven by gasoline demand 2/3
- Indian refiners await government advice on Russian oil import halt 2/3
