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History of the HPI-Up to the 1930s: Whales, lamps, automobiles, plastics and war
Over the next 10 mos, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> will provide a detailed history of the origins and evolution of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).
Safety and environmental benefits of reliability engineering
When you boil down the mission of reliability to its bare essence, the job is to deliver maximum operational availability for the least amount of money over the lifecycle of the asset.
Valves, Pumps and Turbomachinery: Use the correct lube oil grade to avoid equipment failures
Lubrication is imperative to the performance of rotating equipment.
Reliability: Viewing every maintenance intervention as an upgrade opportunity
When a long-time maintenance supervisor was promoted to the head of his refinery’s reliability department, he wanted to make “Precision Maintenance is Our Passion” his banner and headline.
How to support condition monitoring with wireless instrumentation networks
When <i>Wireless</i>HART first hit the market in 2008, most of the native devices using it were process measurement instruments.
Selecting the right rotary control valve
The primary function of a control valve is to regulate flow. Accurate, consistent and reliable performance of this task affects many important process unit or plant metrics,
Hydrocarbon Processing 2020 Awards WINNERS
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the winners for its third annual awards.
Refining: Despite decline, Group 1 base stocks are here to stay
Given increasingly stringent automotive specifications and the advent of the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulfur regulations, the continued decrease in Group I base stocks demand should come as no surprise for anyone in the industry.
Variable capacity control technology facilitates efficient operation for reciprocating compressors
Reciprocating compressors are used extensively in refinery and petrochemical operations to keep feedstocks and products moving through miles of piping.
Design of very-high-flow coefficient centrifugal compressor stages
Centrifugal compressors are widely used in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries, with more than 15,000 operating in the U.S. alone.
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