Wines, T. H.
Pall Corp., Port Washington, New York
Thomas H. Wines is a Director of Applications Development for Pall Corp.’s fluid technologies and asset protection group. Prior to assuming this role, he was Director of Product Management, Senior Marketing Manager and Senior Staff Engineer for the scientific and laboratory services division at Pall. Dr. Wines has more than 32 yr of filtration, separation and purification experience serving the refinery, gas processing and chemical industries, and is a specialist in the fields of liquid/gas and liquid/liquid coalescing. He has authored more than 50 technical publications and has one patent. Dr. Wines has given numerous presentations at professional societies and is a member of AIChE. He earned a PhD in chemical engineering from Columbia University.
Many refineries are experiencing new problems related to the formation of stable emulsions and poor separation due to the increased use of lower-cost opportunity crude oils that have a high total acid number (TAN), higher gravities and more sulfur content.
The production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) requires a number of stages to effectively purify the feed gas. These stages are essential to maintain continuous operation and to meet product specifications. Liquid and solid contamination issues are common in many feed gas purification operations and can cause severe problems with equipment fouling, leading to additional expenses in maintenance and equipment repair, reduced production capacity and even unscheduled shutdowns.
The production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) requires a number of stages to effectively purify the feed gas. These stages are essential to maintain continuous operation and to meet product specifications.
New separation methods effectively remove aerosols and particulates that compromise heat-transfer surfaces
Practical guidelines show how to apply coalescer technology to enhance burner performance
Process engineers troubleshoot unstable process circuits
This refinery used advanced coalescer techniques to separate very stable emulsions and dispersions by mechanical means
Using surface treatment for coalescer media, separator drainage capabilities can be significantly increased