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Maintenance & Reliability

Troubleshoot flooding problems in a crude distillation column

Tüpraş: Öztürk, G.  |  Kibar, S.  |  Akyildiz, G.

Crude oil is separated into more valuable products, such as naphtha, kerosene, light diesel, heavy diesel and atmospheric residue, in crude distillation units (CDUs).

Editorial Comment: The tools advancing the HPI into the digital age

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The HPI has been going through a digital transformation, increasingly adopting digital technologies to improve existing processes and structures to improve performance.

Reasons for vibration issues in boilers and furnaces

XRG Technologies: Webster, T.

A conversation with a long-time colleague at an industry trade show inspired me to think about one of the most confounding problems that occur in boilers and furnaces: vibration.

Improving asset utilization by closing the corrosion window

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Zurlo, J. A.

Driving profitable refinery operations often requires owner-operators to balance production flexibility and product optimization with asset availability and equipment reliability.

Valves, Pumps and Turbomachinery: Use the correct lube oil grade to avoid equipment failures

Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.: Rathore, A. J. S.

Lubrication is imperative to the performance of rotating equipment.

Reliability: Viewing every maintenance intervention as an upgrade opportunity

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

When a long-time maintenance supervisor was promoted to the head of his refinery’s reliability department, he wanted to make “Precision Maintenance is Our Passion” his banner and headline.

Resolving a chronic water injection pump high vibration through a shaft-lifting technique

Saudi Aramco: Alharbi, W. A.  |  Ghazal, A.  |  Turcan, D.

This article explores the investigation into the chronic high vibration issues of a particular water injection pump.

Corrosion: Address damage caused by galvanic corrosion

Contributing Writer: Anwer, A.  |  Qureshi, N.

At petrochemical and refining facilities, it is common for U-clamps over piping runs to become corroded, sometimes to the extent where they are completely thinned out.

Editorial Comment: Will 2021 be a rebound year?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Needless to say, 2020 was an unprecedented year.

How to support condition monitoring with wireless instrumentation networks

Emerson: Cureton, A.

When <i>Wireless</i>HART first hit the market in 2008, most of the native devices using it were process measurement instruments.