August 2008

The new technology improves turbine efficiency and reliability

Savings in driver maintenance, lower operating manpower, reduced lubricant consumption and energy savings should also be included in a cost justification

Use these graphs to avoid damage to internals and piping

Method considers both the effect of damping and coupled modes using time-history analysis

Difficult applications drive increased use

Help these technical professionals in your plant establish the basics of a continuous improvement process

Adjusting naphtha product cuts from the crude unit increased gasoline production without a major revamp

Consider these guidelines to improve management of hydrogen sulfide in your refinery

New investigation finds that this gas is soluble in hydrocracker feed

 The question is: Should reliability professionals endorse superior products and alert others to solutions to problems. Relating to this topic, the September 2003 issue of Hydrocarbon Processing ..

 Ultrafiltration(UF) and microfiltration (MF) are membrane-based technologies that remove suspended solids, but virtually no dissolved contaminants, from aqueous streams. There are two configurat..

Modern plants cannot run without automation. That is a fact. However, running and running to peak performance are very different things. It is surprising that many companies still do not appreciate or..

Only Nixon could go to China, they said, and they meant that it would have been unthinkable for anyone but a red-baiting, right-winger to shake the hand of Mao Tse-tung. So could it be that it will no..

Gas sensor features redundancy simplicity, immunity The OptoAcoustic Gas Detector GLD-OA-01 from Carthago International Solutions is a point flammable gas detector—UL-certified for use in potenti..

ILTA brings the liquid terminals community together Early June found the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) taking up residence at t..

Product to control SO2 SOLVAir Select 300 is based on sodium bicarbonate. It is claimed to be for use in air pollution control applications, specifically treatment of sulfur dioxide (SO2). A patent ha..

CB&I has a contract for a large-scale hydrogen plant at a California refinery. The project is valued at approximately $90 million. CB&I's scope of work for the project consists of the engineering, pr..

Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A. has a services contract with Mariisky NPZ Ltd. for the planned expansion of the Mari-El refinery, located in the Republic of Mari-El, Russian Federation. Mariisky NPZ L..

CB&I has a contract with Petroterminal De Panama, S.A. to engineer, fabricate and construct numerous petroleum storage tanks associated with the Trans-Panama pipeline expansion project. The tanks w..

Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Pte. Ltd. has a contract (estimated around $38 million) for the supply of carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel and incoloy pipes, fittings and flanges for the Saudi Ka..

The Shaw Group Inc.'s Energy and Chemicals Group has been selected by Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd. to lead a consortium that will provide professional services and procurement of critical equipment for a..

Pinch valves and more According to Red Valve, its 28-page condensed catalog is a must-have for anyone involved in flow control. It includes all of the latest information on the company..

Energy scenarios to 2050 The world must face three hard truths: there is a step-change in energy use; supply will continue struggling to keep pace;..

Traditionally, world gas markets have operated as three largely self-contained regions: 1) the Americas; 2) Europe, Africa and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States; 3) and Asia-Paci..

Asia-Pacific has been an engine of growth for global oil demand for many years, while Middle East growth has not been as substantial until recent years. "Between 2000 and 2007, Middle East petroleum c..

A new medium-term analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) attempts to analyze where oil demand is headed over the next five years. "Record prices in the oil market in recent months have be..

A large number of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems have been ordered as a result of the US Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). A big revenue peak is expecte..

 WENDY WEIRAUCH, Managing Editor       Comments? Write:WW@HydrocarbonProcessing.com The global market for fluid handling pumps is f..

Here's a review of other formulas and a mathematically exact formulation that is valid over the entire range of Re values