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Corrosion

Refining: Extend the life of storage tanks with a novel single-coat epoxy coating

Sherwin-Williams: Toews, B.

In the oil and gas industry, time is money.

Editorial Comment: The materials that advance modern life

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Refineries and petrochemical plants contain some of the harshest environments on the planet.

Resolving vibration problems in a crude booster pump

Saudi Aramco: Rinawi, A.  |  Brashler, K.  |  Subaie, E.

The pumps referred to in this article are 2,600-HP vertical pumps utilized as booster pumps for the shipment of crude oil.

Welded plate heat exchangers cut refinery process costs—Part 1

Plate and frame (P&F) heat exchangers were first manufactured 100 yr ago for use in the dairy industry.

Hyper-duplex stainless steel can improve on duplex steel and nickel-based superalloy

Sandvik Materials Technology: Vieira, B.

Duplex materials have been around for a long time.

Fabrication of clad equipment and piping—Part 1

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Panchal, A.
Fluor: Carmona, R. K.  |  Daru, K.  |  Desai, J.  |  Irfan, M.  |  Shargay, C.

For pressure vessels, heat exchangers and piping in corrosive services, the materials in contact with the process are often required to be high alloys to provide a reliable service life.

Onsite

Steve Elliott, Senior Director of Marketing, Schneider Electric, explained how Triconex safety solutions can help to actively manage the profitability of process operations at Triconex’s User Group event.

It’s not double trouble—it’s digital twingenuity

MAVERICK Technologies: Henn, J.

Much ink has been spilled over the concept known as the “digital twin.”

Maintenance and turnaround planning critical to successful ejector vacuum system operation

Graham Corp.: Johnson, E.

Steam ejector vacuum systems are generally considered to be reliable and require little maintenance.

Viewpoint—Industry 4.0: Demystifying the next big thing in oil and gas

PAS Global: Habibi, E.

Until a few years ago, the term Industrial Revolution referred to the significant technological changes that began in the late 1700s with the advent of the steam engine, leading to the mechanization of work and the unprecedented economic growth and prosperity that followed.