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Predict contaminant concentrations in deaerator-vent emissions

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2001
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: Baade, W. F.  |  Kunz, R. G.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Project Management / Engineering & Design

Here is a tool to estimate maximum concentrations of contaminants in hydrogen-plant condensate

HP Automation Safety: The trend toward SIL2

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2001
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety

A new market study I worked on shows that the percentage of SIL3 safety instrumented functions (SIFs) is decreasing. SIFs are getting classified more and more as SIL1 and SIL2. Why is t..

HAZROP: an approach to combining HAZOP and RCM

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2001
P.E., Rohm and Hass Co: Post, R. L.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability

A single merged activity provides resource savings

HP Automation Safety: The safe failure fraction barrier

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2001
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety

Two charts in IEC61508 are getting a lot of attention as engineers begin to implement design processes to meet the standard. These are the "Safe Failure Fraction (SFF)" tables located i..

HP Automation Safety: A lot of work

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2001
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety

I was talking to an engineer from a major petrochemical company today about implementing the new safety standards. The discussion covered ISA 84.01 and the new IEC61511. Both are perfor..

HP Insight: E-biz and the HPI

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2001
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany
Environment & Safety

Technology is a wonderful medium; it can push forward advancements. Equally important, it can also generate bewilderment and initiate chaos. Overzealous organizations rushed to be playe..

HP Automation Safety: Making decisions about risk reduction

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2001
exida LLC: Marsza, E. M.
Environment & Safety

Although we all make decisions every day, very few of us use a systematic process. When making decisions about things like risk reduction, a systematic process is essential. The nature ..

Petroleum refining: a look at the future

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2001
UOP LLC: Penning, R. T.
Environment & Safety / Refining / Gasoline

Here’s a view of long-range spending strategies, including new technologies and proper hydrogen management

Improved planning can optimize solutions to produce clean fuels

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2001
Bechtel Corp.: Avidan, A. A.
Bechtel, Corp., Petroleum and Chemicals Global Business Unit: Klein, B.  |  Ragsdale, R.
Environment & Safety / Refining / Gasoline

Refiners may consider using alliances with contractors to shorten design and construction time for environmentally driven projects

Project alliance delivers 'green' fuels

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2001
Kvaerner E&C Australia: Entwistle, M.
Environment & Safety / Refining / Gasoline

A cooperative effort between a refiner, gas supplier and utility / power company enabled construction of a highly integrated refinery upgrade ahead of schedule