December 2011

Many factors must be considered in fine-tuning unit design

Simulating various configurations and cost estimates aids in the selection of a steam methane reformer for hydrogen production

Reducing emissions can be approached with a similar method to any other new capital project

Improve transfer strategy across the project supply chain to achieve smooth end-user takeover

A simple auxiliary configuration and an extensive modeling study can mitigate the implementation risks of DWCs

Plant information resides in many locations throughout the facility; capturing it is a challenge

THE NEXT STEPThe economic recovery continues for the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). Energy drives economic growth. Unfortunately for developed nations, stronger economic recovery remain..

This case history investigates all required post-weld heat treatment for an existing column

These simple and rigorous critical-flow equations will help stem the tide of potential catastrophic failures

How modern tools accentuate pump performance

Assistance enables quick return to profitable production levels

Reliability engineers and their associated job functions often try hard to make their responsible supply-chain staff or purchasing departments understand that it is impossible for the maintenance depa..

ARC Advisory Group has written extensively on the important topic of asset information management (AIM). While numerous cultural and organizational issues come into play, technology clearly provides t..

During a functional safety assessment of a packaged equipment manufacturer, the issue of instrumentation equipment qualification came up on the audit checklist. The IEC 61511 standard requires that al..

BP fined $50 millionBP has agreed to pay $50 million to the state of Texas to resolve air pollution allegations related to the March 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery, according to a statement..

According to a study conducted by T2 and Associates on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute, North American investments in greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigating technologies are estimated to have tota..

Demand in the US for welding equipment and consumables is forecast to increase 6.4% annually to $7.1 billion in 2015 (Table 1). Gains will be driven by continued recovery from the economic recession e..

Officials with petrochemical major Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) hosted senior Chinese official He Lifeng (vice party secretary of the Tianjin city government) in early November at its headquar..

Optimize low TOC range monitoringHow can a monitoring system, with a very short response time and a reliable and fast validation/calibration method, enable reuse of pure and hot water by monitoring st..

Alfa Laval has an order to supply newly developed equipment for cleaning industrial wastewater in Canada. The order value is approximately SEK 60 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.The order f..

PEMEX has acquired 45 of the latest Model 5100 HD series gas analyzers from AMETEK Process Instruments to monitor moisture levels in natural gas at monitoring stations throughout Mexico. Based on tuna..

RusTurboMash LLC, a joint venture of Siemens Energy and Iskra-Avigaz, has inaugurated a new compressor-manufacturing plant in Perm, Russia. Siemens holds a 51% stake in the joint venture and Iskra-Avi..

Burckhardt Compression has an order from Petroleum Development Oman LLC to deliver one process gas compressor for a new miscible gas injection (MGI) facility in the Sultanate of Oman. The responsible ..

MAN Diesel & Turbo has an order for 24 compressor units for an integrated chemical complex in Chongqing, China. The order size is about €50 million. Designed as a combined plant, the chemical com..

On the first day of this year’s National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) Q&A and Technology Forum in San Antonio (which took place October 9–12), delegates noted that increased..

High-temperature filters offer optimal performance and low cost of ownership The Porvair Filtration Group’s new technical brochure describes its expanded range of Sinterflo metal filters for..

Scalable instruments for pressure, DP flow and level applications The Rosemount 3051S series of instrumentation was reportedly the world’s first scalable platform for integrated pressure, fl..