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Analyzers

Industry Perspectives—Two events: One to honor, one to learn

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In this issue, the finalists for <i>Hydrocarbon Processing’</i>s third annual <i>HP</i> Awards are detailed.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing,</i> the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its third annual awards.

Sulfur plant analyzers for refinery sulfur recovery units

Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd.: Nasa, J.  |  Verma, P.

Analyzers are a key component of process automation and are usually associated with stereotypes such as high costs, intensive maintenance, complicated installations and operation, and doubtful reliability and accuracy.

Automatic gauging addresses tank farm challenges

Endress+Hauser: Mallon, D.

Tank farms are often found on the premises of large refineries and petrochemical plants, or nearby.

Advantages of using TDL analyzers for safety monitoring in combustion within HPI applications

Servomex: Jenkins, R.

From refining to chemical production processes, heaters play an essential role in hydrocarbon processing applications.

Projects as programs: A vision for long-term project success

Solvay: Scofield, R.

Process industries across the globe grapple with producing dozens or even hundreds of different products.

Address measurement uncertainty in pipelines and storage

TÜV SÜD: Robson, B.

How would you measure the volume of a can of soup? The height should work, but what about diameter? Or, you can possibly just trust what the manufacturer has told you on the label.

Analyze machinery failure data with a spreadsheet

Consultant: Perez, R. X.

Some basic, yet insightful, machinery reliability tracking tools are introduced here that can be developed with common spreadsheet applications, such as Excel.

Editorial Comment: Embracing uncertainty for a better tomorrow

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The downstream processing industry is changing.

Support robust process safety management platforms with less reliance on incident investigations

Contributing Writer: Caudill, J.

Accepting that incidents are inevitable can be considered a form of institutionalized normalization of deviance.