Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Valves

Keeping fugitive emissions costs down with low-E valves

Swagelok: Hunsicker, S.

Fugitive emissions have become an increasingly critical area of interest for chemical processing and refining facilities.

Case study: Reliability of low-flow, high-head pumps

Saudi Aramco: Badughaish , M.

Pumps are one of the key elements used in different industries, including oil and gas, petrochemicals and water treatment.

Online treatment of a slide valve fault in an FCCU

PetroChina Jinzhou Petrochemical Co.: Ruibo, G.
China University of Petroleum: Wei, P.  |  Yansheng, L.

The regeneration slide valve is a key piece of equipment that controls the ratio of catalyst to oil and reaction temperature in FCC units (FCCUs).

Debottleneck analysis on a coker debutanizer via simulation models

Production requirements for more valuable refined products and/or increased refining flexibility are increasing due to new regulations.

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.

Innovations

What are the latest advancements in HPI technologies? This month’s Innovations section details the tools and technologies that are optimizing plant operations.

Isentropic effects: Application and simulation

Parv Process Consulting and Engineering: Parvin, E.  |  Robinson, A.

A process safety risk in industry is having unknown problems that are not accounted for.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

DeZURIK, a leading valve manufacturer in the industrial and municipal markets, offers a wide variety of valve solutions for environmental wastewater systems, including grey water intake, pump isolation, pump surge control and membrane bioreactor isolation.

Design considerations when flaring ethylene oxide

Gas Processing Consultant: Suares, D. A. G.

The flaring of gases released from normal process vents and safety valve discharges following an overpressure scenario is widely practiced in refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced the newest version of its SPECTROGREEN inductively coupled plasma optical emissions spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyzer: the SPECTROGREEN TI, featuring SPECTRO’s proven twin interface (TI).