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HP Reliability: Consider toroidal chamber rotary compressors
In 1970, the first of five toroidal chamber rotary compressors entered service in nuclear test loops. Each of these machines was used to circulate 2,240 scfm of CO2 at 660°F; the s..
HPInternet: Search Adobe PDF online
By now, most of us have heard of the Adobe Acrobat files with the extension "PDF." I used to think that acronym stood for "pretty damn fine," because the files were just that. Later I l..
HP Automation Safety: Functional safety experts
The job is to cut risk in the HPI. We want to reduce the chances that an incident will hurt someone, pollute the environment or damage equipment and disrupt production. OK, an obvious s..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple
Refiners worldwide are faced with an overwhelming set of challenges - processing "cleaner," i.e., lower-sulfur-content, fuels while remaining profitable. The EU, under the Auto Oil Prog..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Hydrogen balance for an integrated refinery (resid hydroprocessing, GO hydrotreating and hydrocracking).6..
HP Water Management: What about Legionella in industrial cooling towers?
Legionellosis is an infection caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila. This bacterium naturally occurs in surface water. The route of infection is the inhalation of aerosols. The..
Trends and Resources
HPInformer: HPInformer, International edition
Borealis, one of the world's leading producers of polyolefin plastics, and Repsol YPF have signed a letter of intent to establish a new company, effective January 2001, that will combine Borealis' and..
HPInformer: HPInformer, North America edition
Filtration & Separation Dynamics, Angola, New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aqua Care Systems, Inc., has adopted its new name to represent its product focus and strategic direction more accuratel..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction
Akzo Nobel invests in two coatings sites in China Akzo began work on two new plants in China - an investment of Euro 25 million - which will give its coatings businesses enhanced access to t..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
A healthy global economy and competitive polypropylene (PP) prices fueled 1999 global PP demand to a 10.8% increase over 1998 levels. This was the largest annual increase in the past five years, accor..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Business potential for HPI contractor
A recent market study by European Industrial Forecasting Ltd. (EIF) analyzes new project potential, maintenance by end users and the financial performance of contracting and engineering companies. Sho..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Owners, contractors join initiative
Can technologies be integrated to bring about significant improvement in construction and operation of large capital facilities? In response to this vision, the Fully Integrated and Automated Technolo..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EPA provides snapshot of risk management
In June 1999, an EPA regulation - called the Risk Management Program (RMP) - prompted 15,000 U.S. facilities that use hazardous chemicals to submit reports describing their potential risk to surroundi..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Natural gas's role in power generation
Fig. 1. U.S. fuel mix for electricity generation is forecast to change dramatically over the next 20 years. What consequences might U.S. air emission..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Beyond e-commerce: the other opportunities
One track for technology is of fads and failures; these get the bulk of attention. The other track is the substantial technology that endures and brings value. These opportunities "are often clouded b..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Environmental industry: to be 'most changed' by the Internet?
A detailed analysis of e-commerce and the U.S. environmental industry from Environmental Business International Inc. (EBI) concludes that, in general, the environmental industry has entered the Intern..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Oil pricing market: waiting for supply
As of August, oil market fundamentals primarily suggest a weakening market, but prices have remained at inordinately high levels. An analysis from WEFA (Eddystone, Pennsylvania) explains that while OP..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Online marketplace develops model
A global Internet exchange launched by 14 energy and petrochemical companies has recently completed several milestones toward providing an effective online trading community. Initially formed in April..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Forecast: $20 billion for water treatment
Fig. 2. World water and wastewater treatment chemical sales.World water and wastewater treatment chemical sales The world market for water and wastew..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Experts predict top energy innovations
"We're on the cusp of some major, fundamental changes in energy," say analysts at Battelle and the national laboratories it manages. Forecasts made by a panel of energy experts identify the most econo..