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Heat Transfer

Achieve optimal heat recovery in a kettle exchanger

Consultant: Das, T.

Improve operations by avoiding buildup of sensible duty or by using baffles

HP Water Management: Water is the next oil

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

In the future, increased demands for high-quality fresh water supplies will translate into voluntary and, ultimately, regulatory mandates. These constraints will require facilities to limit or to redu..

Lukoil taps Foster Wheeler for waste heat boiler at Russia refinery

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Lukoil for the supply of a waste heat boiler for the Nizhegorodnefteorgsyntez refinery located in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work is scheduled to be completed by March 2013, it said.

CB&I to supply process heaters for Russia refinery modernization work

CB&I said Thursday that its Lummus Technology business sector was awarded two separate contracts by a client in Russia. The scope of work includes detailed design and engineering and material supply for numerous heaters for a refinery modernization project, the company said.

Debottleneck crude-unit preheat exchanger network inefficiencies

Saudi Aramco: Al-Zahrani, S.  |  Bright, E.  |  Roy, S.

Simulation models can be effectively used to optimize heat transfer and boost operational performance

Apply new enhanced tubes to optimize heat transfer in LNG trains

Technip France: Ploix, B.
Wieland-Werke AG: Lang, T.

New developments for heat exchangers reduce capital and plot size of key equipment

Improve process control for natural gas heat exchangers

Jacobs Canada Inc.: Lai, H-M.

Simulation model shows how to optimize plant controllability and safety

Jacobs awarded design work for sulfuric acid coolers in Bulgaria

Jacobs announced Tuesday its Canada-based Chemetics unit in Pickering, Ontario, was awarded a design and fabrication contract by Aurubis Bulgaria for two proprietary designed sulfuric acid coolers to be installed at its acid plant in Pirdop, Bulgaria.

Optimize capacity for large ethylene oxide reactors

Scientific Design Co.: Crudge, B.  |  Billig, B.  |  Schneider, R.

Many factors must be considered in fine-tuning unit design

Selecting the right steam methane reformer: Can vs. box design

Linde Engineering North America, Inc.: Shahani, G.
Linde Engineering: Schoerner, W.
Hydro-Chem: Musich, N.

Simulating various configurations and cost estimates aids in the selection of a steam methane reformer for hydrogen production