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Optimize value from FCC bottoms

PRO-TECH Associates: Paraskos, J.
General Atomics: Scalco, V.

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is one of the most versatile and profitable upgrading processes in a refinery. FCC has maintained its place in the refinery through a series of evolutionary changes to m..

Take a quicker approach to staggered blowdown

WorleyParsons: Khan, M. S.

The design of a reliable blowdown system for a large sour gas-processing facility is one of the most important aspects of plant design. Safe design is vital for facility operation. With the developmen..

Conceptually, accidents are a fallacy

Apex Safety Consultants: Sawyer, M.

Webster’s unabridged dictionary defines accident as “Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one’s foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden and unexpected event..

Select the right shaft-riding brushes for turbomachinery

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Sohre Turbomachinery: Sohre, T.

Since the mid-1950s, much progress has been accomplished in the development, design and production of shaft-riding brushes for turbomachinery applications. The machinery includes steam and gas turbine..

HP Reliability: Fact-checking list from recent reliability conferences

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Whenever HP editors attend technical conferences, their primary goals include observing industry practices, finding facts and spotting trends. Fact or fictionUnfortunately, presenters sometimes relate..

HP Integration Strategies: Industrial considerations for BYOD

ARC Advisory Group: Forbes, H.

With the “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend beginning to take hold in the process industries, plant managers and IT groups are taking more interest. Not only do they have legitimate securi..

HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: Ethylene in evolution: 50 years of changing markets and economics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Ethylene is the key building block for the petrochemical industry. This olefin supports 70% of petrochemical industry production and is used to manufacture a wide variety of products for industrial an..

HP Water Management: Update: Online measurement of oxidizing biocides

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Nearly all owners of industrial cooling towers feed oxidizing biocides—chlorine (Cl) and bromine (Br)—to kill bacteria in the recirculating cooling water. Minimizing the populations of bacte..

HP Industry Perspectives: Are Arctic projects safe?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: DuBose, Ben

Key industry officials answer a poll question from HydrocarbonProcessing.com

HP Innovations: Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Flowmeter uses Coriolis force in measurementThe Sitrans FC430 flowmeter from Siemens AG is capable of measuring liquids and gases using the Coriolis principle. Flows can be measured with a precision o..