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Safety

Can nuclear power plant methodologies help improve hydrocarbon processing reliability?—Part 1

Consulting Engineer: Pradhan, S.
Tecnicas Reunidas: Zamora, A. A.

Safety requirements within nuclear power plants (NPPs) have encouraged the development of several rigorous methodologies that, in turn, have stimulated excellence in operability, availability, reliability and maintenance to the extent that numerous guides and standards now regulate that industry.

Pump sealing for low-temperature hydrocarbons and liquefied atmospheric gases

John Crane Inc.: Savage, M.

Pumping of low-temperature and cryogenic fluids requires specific and unique engineering technologies for the shaft sealing system.

Case study for a high-performing refinery loss control program

Emerson Automation Solutions: Valentine, J.
YPF: Videla, R.

Most refineries have some sort of mass balance and loss control program in place for accounting, planning and scheduling, as well as for financial and operational evaluation purposes.

Oil flushing benefits and optimization

Wattco: Toledano, I.

Oil flushing has a direct impact on the performance and lifespan of industrial equipment.

Four key benefits of an integrity operating window (IOW) implementation

PinnacleART: Addington, F.  |  Folse, J.

In today’s operating facilities, it is critical to have robust mechanical integrity (MI) programs that provide the capability to understand the various parameters that affect asset integrity so that inspections can be planned accordingly.

Power: Temporary power tips for turnarounds and maintenance activities

Aggreko: Smith, B.

Maintenance activities and turnarounds often prove challenging to a facility’s electrical power system.

Executive Viewpoint: A vision for the refinery of 2030

Aspen Technology Inc.: Beck, R.

The refining business needs to change dramatically over the next decade.

Editorial Comment: Sustainability: The latest creation in advancing ideas

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past few months, Hydrocarbon Processing’s editorial staff has traveled thousands of miles to attend numerous conferences, events, users’ groups, groundbreakings, etc.

Coke drum and blowdown system overpressure protection design—Part 2

ExxonMobil Rotterdam refinery: Geronimo, G. DI
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.: Ceary, P. J.  |  Markham, N.

The blowdown (BD) system in delayed coking units (DCUs) receives waste streams generated during the coke drum (CD) decoking process to recover valuable hydrocarbons and water.

Digital: Cloud-based dynamic simulation models amplify operator training and safety programs

AVEVA: Lukman, M.  |  McMullen, J

International oil and gas (O&G) and hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) companies are under great pressure to be profitable.