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Maintenance & Reliability

A chemist’s perspective on organic fouling in ethylene operations: update

Nalco Champion: Hancock, J. M.
SABIC Technology & Innovation: Robson, I.  |  Vachon, J.

Ethylene manufacturing is a continuous race to be commercially competitive in a volatile global market.

Managing the recovery from the Jaipur oil terminal fire

Oil Industry Safety Directorate: Dutta, H.

In October 2009, a devastating fire at the oil terminal in Jaipur, India, killed 11 people, injured many more and incurred a significant financial loss.

Use root cause analysis to examine failure of a cooling water pump

Suncor Energy Inc.: Tharakan, J.

Without a holistic approach and a structured root cause analysis, it is hard to unearth complex and multiple issues, particularly design deficiencies.

HP Reliability: Hire or train a reliability professional?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

The statistics on job seekers with college degrees and job seekers qualified to do the work for which they actually apply will differ.

HP People

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Wood Group Mustang has appointed Elaine Lisenbe to the position of chief financial officer (CFO), and Valencia Amenson to VP of human resources.

Determine fouling margins in tubular heat exchanger design

CPECC: Zhenlu, F.  |  Xing, Z.  |  Dengfeng, L.  |  Xiangling, Z.

Fouling, which is caused mainly by the deposition and accumulation of an undesired layer of solids on a heat transfer surface, is very common in tubular heat exchangers.

Improve refinery flexibility and responsiveness

Emerson Process Management: Olsen, T.  |  Schodowski, E.

The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has changed significantly with an abundance of available discounted crude oils, a rise in markets served beyond the traditional local or regional demands, and a renewed focus on being both competitive and profitable while complying with ever-changing regulations.

HP Reliability: Reader feedback: How one manager views Pareto’s 80/20 rule

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In March, Hydrocarbon Processing obtained feedback on its February “Reliability” column.

HP Automation Safety: Conducting audits to confirm safety standard compliance

Rockwell Automation: Gruhn, P.

The ISA 84 (IEC 61511) standard on safety instrumented systems (SISs) in the process industries states that assessments and audits are required to determine that functional safety has been achieved and maintained.

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

New valve offers zero leakagePentair Valves and Controls has expanded its Vanessa triple offset valves (TOVs) product line with the launch of the Series 30-RS.