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Maintenance & Reliability

How hydroprocessing feed filtration system design impacts process reliability and efficiency

Filtration Technology Corporation: Worrell, J.  |  Clements, M.  |  Echeto, S.

Oil refining is an exceptionally complex industry, with much of the inherent complexity stemming from wide regional variances in crude quality and composition, plant capabilities and the types of products produced.

Enhanced reboiler for C3 splitter heat pump improves energy efficiency and reduces CO2 footprint

Borealis: Rönkä, M.
Technip Energies: Ramdin, Z.  |  Provost, J.
Wieland Thermal Solutions: Lang, T.  |  Knöpfler, A

Energy efficiency, carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) footprint reduction and the minimization of material requirements are becoming key drivers of our daily decisions in all industry sectors.

Utilize heavy-duty cable tray systems to improve cable tray designs

Saudi Aramco: Al-Hamaidi, M.  |  Mulla, M.

This article presents a novel design concept that utilizes a heavy-duty cable tray system to optimize cable tray design, procurement and construction.

Environment and Safety: Building resilience: Why now is the time to invest in natural hazard risk management

ABS Group: Leboeuf, C.

With extreme weather events growing in frequency worldwide, organizations can do many things to protect their assets and mitigate some of the risks posed by natural hazards.

HP Flashback: Operations, processes and safety evolve and advance: Excerpts from the 1930s

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1930s by <i>The Refiner and Natural Gasoline Manufacturer</i>, the forerunner to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>.

Why robotic process automation is quickly becoming a must for downstream companies

Accenture: Andrade, A.
SAP: Lauzon, S.

For the refining operation that wants to relieve its planning team of mind-numbing manual data-management tasks, there are bots for that.

History of the HPI: The 1930s: Catalytic cracking, polyethylene, synthetic fibers, resins and jet engines

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has a rich history of discovery, challenges, breakthroughs, trial and error, collaboration and success. <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its reflection on the history of the HPI.

Engineering Case Histories: Case 115: A method for analyzing catastrophic type failures

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

A portion of my consulting career involved investigating catastrophic type failures on machines, pressure vessels and structures in the industry.

Reliability: Resourcefulness solves problems

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In the now almost 32 yr since this monthly column was first published, we have had more than a few occasions to highlight the pitfalls of trial-and-error solutions in plants that process toxic, flammable or explosive materials.

Business Trends: Protecting OT environments against targeted cyber attacks

Ernst & Young: Ajayi, V.
Georgia Pacific: Carroll, M.
Guffman Ventures: Chevis, M.
Fortinet: Gil-Ortega, A. V.
PAS Global: Habibi, E.
Covanta: Klotz, T.
PNM Resources: Laas, J.  |  Wilcox, S.

Digitalization and Industry 4.0 initiatives require tight integration between complex, heterogeneous and highly complex industrial control systems (ICS) and enterprise information technology (IT).