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Process Optimization

Tower pressure relief calculation

Petrofac Engineering & Constructions: Rahimi Mofrad, S.

A practical, less-complicated method for different emergency cases

Employing chemical engineers to make more money in refineries

Proconsul Services Ltd.: Alevizos, G.

Help these technical professionals in your plant establish the basics of a continuous improvement process

Increase gasoline production—a case study

Bandar Abbas Oil Refinng Co.: Behroozi, A.  |  Beitari, H.  |  Ghorbanipoor, M.  |  Nasrabadi, A. M.

Adjusting naphtha product cuts from the crude unit increased gasoline production without a major revamp

Rethink the handling of acid gases

Oil Industry Safety Directorate: Chakravorty, S. L.

Consider these guidelines to improve management of hydrogen sulfide in your refinery

Is nitrogen really inert as a blanketing medium?

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.: Luckwal, K.  |  Mandal, K. K.
Gujarat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation Limited: Ramakumar, K. R.

New investigation finds that this gas is soluble in hydrocracker feed

HP Water Management: Could ultrafiltration or microfiltration replace my gravity clarifier?

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

 Ultrafiltration(UF) and microfiltration (MF) are membrane-based technologies that remove suspended solids, but virtually no dissolved contaminants, from aqueous streams. There are two configurat..

LNG technology—The next chapter

KBR: Caswell, C.  |  Durr, C.  |  Kotzot, H.

Technical challenges of new plants will involve the sizing of trains, construction cost controls, onshore vs. offshore, energy efficiencies and environment

Developing mid-scale LNG projects from the contractor's perspective

Black & Veatch: Fossella, J.  |  Hoffart, S.  |  Price, B. C.  |  Price, B. S.

Modular liquefaction methods reduce construction and operating costs for smaller reserve developments

Optimize LNG plant reliability

Petronas LNG Complex Sdn Bhd: Abdul Rahman, J.
Shell Technology India Pvt Ltd.: Beeby, C.
Shell Global Solutions International BV: Den Bakker, K.  |  Parra Calvache , M.

Controlling heat exchanger cool-down increases efficiency and availability

An improved experimental correlation for Darcy friction factor

Techint Engineering & Construction: Cordero, G. O.

The pressure drop estimate may be on the unsafe side when using the traditional Moody chart