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

Analyzers

Using ANN modeling to predict the melt flow index in real time

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Chakrabarti, N. C.  |  R. Sinha

Controlling polymer quality during manufacturing is a significant challenge due to the cost, maintenance and reliability of online measurements of final product quality.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards WINNERS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the winners for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</I>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Business Trends: How to achieve industrial autonomy in the refining and petrochemical industries

Honeywell Process Solutions: Millette, P.

The process industries are moving from automated to autonomous operations.

Industry Perspectives

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

On October 28, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> will announce the winners of the 2021 <i>HP</> Awards during a virtual streaming event.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

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

External pressure design of large-diameter piping: Optimal analysis approach

Wood Group: Maiti, S.

Large-diameter piping used in the petrochemical, oil and gas, steel plant and power industries often carry toxic fluids and can pose significant safety hazards.

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.

How maintenance and reliability in gas analysis supports hydrocarbon processing installations

Servomex: Calvert, M.

Industrial plants depend on accurate, reliable gas analysis for process control, efficiency, safety and emissions monitoring.

Improved measurement of water content in natural gas

Endress+Hauser: Garza, A.  |  Miller, S.

Consumers likely imagine natural gas as a stream of pure methane. Those who are closer to the energy industry know that methane is the major component, but there can easily be dozens of other substances making up a sizeable portion of the total volume.