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Maintenance & Reliability

Choosing the proper regulator configuration can reduce droop

Swagelok Company: Arumpanayil, S.

Many factors go into selecting the proper regulator for your system. One of those factors is sensitivity to changes in outlet pressure as downstream flow fluctuates, which is often characterized as “droop” as illustrated within a regulator’s flow curve.

Developing and utilizing a novel, toughened epoxy adhesive

Belzona Polymerics Ltd.: Wade, I.

When identifying solutions that can offer assurance and longevity, the maintenance and reliability of asset repairs can be challenging.

Storage tank settlement and soil-side corrosion assessment with optimized repair strategy

Saudi Aramco: Alsaiari, M.  |  Alghamdi, F.

Aboveground storage tanks are used in several industries with different fluid services. These

HRSG water/steam sampling: Do it right or face potential consequences

ChemTreat, Inc.: Buecker, B.
Sentry Equipment Corp.: Powalisz, J.

Many large industrial facilities—including refineries, and chemical and petrochemical plants—are increasingly turning to co-generation for process steam and power production.

Valves, Pumps and Turbomachinery: Achieving the right installation torque with a virtual calculation

Rembe: Wegener, C.

Determining the required installation torque for a tight flange system is a daily challenge for industrial valve manufacturers and plant operators.

Reliability: When to consider liquid-ring compressors

Process Machinery Consulting: Bloch, H. P.

Liquid-ring compressors (FIG. 1) use the centrifugal whirling of a sealing liquid to create a series of piston-like water columns to trap gas or vapor between the impeller cells of a rotor installed eccentric to its casing.

The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 6/17

In case you missed any downstream news, this piece will give you a summary of some of the top stories from last week.

Pinnacle releases Economics of Reliability Report for the refining Industry

The report, which is the seventh installment of Pinnacle’s Economics of Reliability report series, analyzes the impact that reliability has on the refining industry.

Honeywell enhances immersive field simulator to meet broader spectrum of training and development requirements

Honeywell announced a new version of its Immersive Field Simulator (IFS) offering, a virtual reality (VR) and mixed-reality-based training tool that incorporates a digital twin of physical plant operations to provide targeted, on-demand, skill-based training for workers.

Prevent corrosion failures at each stage of design, construction and normal operation

Kuwait Oil Co.: Park, G. W.

Each year, significant economic losses due to corrosion failures occur in the refining and petrochemical industries; unfortunately, many of these losses could have been prevented.