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Maintenance & Reliability

Engineering Case Histories: Case 112: Remote failure analysis consulting

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

An article on “Remote training of personnel”1 is interesting and appropriate at this time of COVID-19. It outlines the difficulties in presenting remote training courses and suggests methods that can help.

Reliability: Taking ownership of problems

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Taking ownership of issues during a critical or troubling time is just as important as assuming responsibility during times of opportunity and benefit.

Industry Perspectives

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In the second half of 2021, Hydrocarbon Processing is hosting two events to showcase the leading technologies and people in the refining, petrochemicals and gas processing/LNG industries: The International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) and the HP Awards. A “call for abstracts” has opened for both events.

Alarm management: A pillar of process safety management

QHSE Institute: Moreno, C. G.

The following describes how an adequate implementation of alarm management is a fundamental part in process safety management (PSM).

TOTAL refineries improve overhead systems corrosion and salting with amine-neutralizing technology

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Pothuaud, A.  |  Cross, C.

Weak organic amines are commonly used in crude unit overhead systems to prevent acidic corrosion from chlorides and other acidic contaminants via a neutralization reaction.

Business Trends: A perspective on new technology impacts on the chemical processing industry

Yokogawa Corp.: Fernandes, S.

Over the past five years, the industrial evolution has been propelled by the same technologies that have dramatically changed our private lives.

Executive Viewpoint: Interconnected neural networks drive breakthrough optimization

Imubit: Cohen, G.

We have all learned that technology alone will not improve our operations.

Engineering Case Histories: Case 111: Predict the cause of cracks in gear teeth and time to failure

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

In the practice of engineering, we sometimes wish for better hindsight or foresight.

Reliability: Finding upgraded sealing solutions

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

By universal agreement, the safety and reliability of facilities in the hydrocarbon processing industry—and most other industrial plants—are of highest importance.

High-frequency acoustic excitation—Part 2

Process Consultant: Datta, A. K.

Failure of a piping section at the outlet of pressure safety valves (PSVs) and control valves—where significant differential pressure exists (particularly in gas processing industries)—is a common problem in industries.