Equipment

U.S. refineries brace for disruptions as Arctic blast hits

Econotherm awarded contract for heat pipe heat exchangers in a Rotterdam refinery

Zeeco completes acquisition of Devco Process Heaters

Veolia and SBM Offshore partner to deploy near-shore, floating desalination units

Marathon overhauling Galveston Bay refinery, FCCU

The 140,000-bpd FCC-3 is scheduled to be shut for up to eight weeks for the overhaul, the sources said.

AUMA releases new explosion-proof electric actuator series

Digital Exclusive—Valve maintenance: An open and shut case?

Maintaining valves throughout a plant’s lifetime helps to preserve optimal performance, minimize supply disruptions and reduce environmental impacts; however, it can be challenging. Remote locations, extreme operating conditions and the often-aggressive properties of the fluids being transported can pose specific servicing and maintenance challenges.

Sizing pressure relief piping systems: Dual isenthalpic-isentropic flow

The use of Belleville hold-down supports in piping to overcome vibration problems

Corrosion that would not quit: The curious case of the corroding crude column