http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Lummus Technology to provide proprietary heaters to Amiral petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/02/lummus-technology-to-provide-proprietary-heaters-to-amiral-petrochemical-complex-in-saudi-arabia/ Lummus Technology announced a contract award from Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. to provide eight proprietary Short Residence Time (SRT®) ethylene cracking heaters at SATORP's Amiral petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia. Optimizing combustion processes for safety and efficiency https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/january-2024/heat-transfer/optimizing-combustion-processes-for-safety-and-efficiency/ Combustion processes are critical for producing heat and power in nearly every industry. Convection section cleaning approach achieves results at refineries worldwide https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/january-2024/heat-transfer/convection-section-cleaning-approach-achieves-results-at-refineries-worldwide/ Inefficient heat transfer in the convection section of a process heater is readily evident by an increase in stack temperature beyond design parameters. Innovations: New AI-powered carbon emissions management software https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/january-2024/trends-and-resources/innovations-new-ai-powered-carbon-emissions-management-software/ GE Vernova’s Digital business has released its CERius™, a carbon emissions management software designed to help energy companies progress toward their net-zero goals using data precision and abatement planning capabilities. Digital Feature: Enhancing ethylene cracker radiant tube integrity through innovative robotic inspection https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/12/digital-feature-enhancing-ethylene-cracker-radiant-tube-integrity-through-innovative-robotic-inspection/ Radiant tube failure ranks as a primary cause of unplanned shutdowns in ethylene cracking furnaces. This article examines tube failures via carburization, along with a proprietary technology that provides comprehensive multi-aspect inspection data to mitigate ethylene radiant tube failures. A CFD study on the effect of operating an SMR furnace without one of the flue gas tunnels A https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/december-2023/heat-transfer/a-cfd-study-on-the-effect-of-operating-an-smr-furnace-without-one-of-the-flue-gas-tunnels-a/ A computational fluid dynamics study was performed on a theoretical reforming furnace to determine the comparative results of flow uniformity in flue gas tunnels with and without a standing tunnel in the outer position. Lummus launches upgraded Helixchanger technology https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/11/lummus-launches-upgraded-helixchanger-technology/ Lummus Technology announced the launch of its latest heat exchanger technology, the Helixchanger 2.0 system. Take the mystery out of running your LNG plant https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/november-2023/lng/take-the-mystery-out-of-running-your-lng-plant/ Many natural gas liquefaction plants with production capacities ranging from 0.5 MMtpy to 8 MMtpy use mixed refrigerants to cool and liquefy the feed. Differential thermal expansion and welding problems in dissimilar joint of carbon steel to austenitic stainless-steel piping in high-temperature applications https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/november-2023/maintenance-and-reliability/differential-thermal-expansion-and-welding-problems-in-dissimilar-joint-of-carbon-steel-to-austenitic-stainless-steel-piping-in-high-temperature-applications/ Joining dissimilar piping materials has found widespread application in various process plant piping, most notably in jacketed piping with carbon-steel jackets and austenitic stainless-steel core piping with stainless-steel end closures that require welding to carbon-steel jacket piping. Energy comparison for heat pump and bottom flashing schemes for C<sub>3</sub> hydrocarbon system https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/october-2023/process-optimization/energy-comparison-for-heat-pump-and-bottom-flashing-schemes-for-csub3sub-hydrocarbon-system/ Propane-propylene splitters are present in significant numbers across petrochemical complex units, such as ethylene crackers and propane dehydrogenation units.