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Safety and environmental benefits of reliability engineering

T. A. Cook: Troyer, D.  |  O'Malley, C.

When you boil down the mission of reliability to its bare essence, the job is to deliver maximum operational availability for the least amount of money over the lifecycle of the asset.

Consequence modeling and risk analysis for safeguarding against jet fires

Fluor: Jadeja, S.  |  Haris, N.  |  Selirio, A.

Due to their high momentum and erosive nature, sustained jet fires are one of the most hazardous types of fires that can threaten the integrity of process facilities.

Hydrocarbon Processing's Top Project Awards

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects, as chosen by <i>HP</i> editors and readers

Choosing an FCCU CO promoter is no longer driven by NOx emissions

Fluidized catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) form coke during the reaction that combusts in the regenerator and supplies heat for the process.

Digital: Digital twin for refinery production optimization

Repsol: Garcia, C. A.

Digitalization is fundamental to Repsol’s strategy for the future.

Editorial Comment: In pursuit of operational excellence: A thank you from Hydrocarbon Processing

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In late September, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> hosted the International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC).

Business Trends: Battle of the biofuels: Renewable diesel vs. biodiesel

Opportune LLP: O'Brien, P.

As new low-carbon diesel fuels and blends become more readily available, it is important to understand the differences between them and how each impacts engine performance.

Vertically suspended molten sulfur pumping challenges and best practices

Saudi Aramco: Brashler, K.  |  Allah, W. K.

The objective of this article is to share industry experience related to the reliability challenges with vertically suspended molten sulfur pumps. Due to the operating temperatures and the unique chemical properties of sulfur, several operational and reliability challenges are inherently present across the industry.

Monitoring hydrogen plant performance—Part 2

Johnson Matthey: Ramakumar, K. R.

Process monitoring is an indispensable practice to keep track of KPIs of an H<sub>2</sub> plant.

Assessment of independent protection layers in an LOPA study—Part 1

Fluor: Patel, H. J.

Industrial facilities, especially those operating in the chemical, oil and gas and petroleum industries, contain inherent risks in operations due to the processing of materials that are hazardous in nature.

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