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Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</I>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Reliability: Update your pump and mechanical seal specifications

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A professionally presented course in pump fundamentals caught our eye recently.

Reliability: Calculating the value of upgrading: Shortcut estimations find savings and payback

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Bearings are precision components; to survive, they require clean lubricants in adequate amounts.

Editorial Comment: Advancing ideas and best practices by learning from others

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

For 99 yr, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> has provided hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) professionals around the world with the latest technologies, best practices, know-how and case studies.

If you want AI to overcome limitations, give it more scalability

AspenTech: Brooks, M.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has caused a significant buzz not only within the hydrocarbon processing industry but also in everyday activities.

Key instrumentation technologies to tackle the toughest measurement challenges

Emerson Automation Solutions: Oberle, C.  |  Bonkat, T.

Just as some people seek out extreme sports, process manufacturing has its extreme applications, and engineers who design for these environments must find ways to safely contain and monitor all manner of dangerous reactions and products.

Reliability: Pushing the limit can have unexpected consequences

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A prominent manufacturer rediscovered the old axiom, “pushing the limit can have unexpected consequences,” after experiencing many bearing failures in its 40-hp air blowers. These lifetime-lubricated (sealed) bearings had been properly installed on 20-mm shafts, and it can be assumed that premium greases were being used.

Business Trends: A perspective on new technology impacts on the chemical processing industry

Yokogawa Corp.: Fernandes, S.

Over the past five years, the industrial evolution has been propelled by the same technologies that have dramatically changed our private lives.

Engineering Case Histories: Case 111: Predict the cause of cracks in gear teeth and time to failure

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

In the practice of engineering, we sometimes wish for better hindsight or foresight.

Double-suction centrifugal compressor in ethylene plant inlet piping design

TurboTech Consulting Corp.: Zardynezhad, S.

Centrifugal compressors are designed with different suction nozzle orientations and impeller layouts in casing.