Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Process Optimization

Enhanced methods optimize ownership costs for catalysts

Sud-Chemie: Baumler, C.
Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.: Matzopoulos, M.  |  Urban, Z.

Novel model-based innovation techniques enable simultaneous optimization of catalyst formulations and operating reactors

Control optimization saves money in distillation

Department of Chemical Engineering: Buzzetta, P.  |  Hall, J.  |  Heider, R.

A control system simulation with an air-cooled condenser demonstrates a method to reduce operating costs

Consider furnace replacement for existing olefin units

Linde AG: Feigl, J.  |  Schmidt, G.

Leading-edge developments enable installing new units instead of revamping existing furnaces

Tune up your supply-chain models

Consultant: Hartmann, H. C. M.

Optimizers prescribe the preferred operation, taking into account supply-chain constraints; analysis of its economic message is required to counter restrictiveness of the model

Implementing coker advanced process control

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.
Ruhr Oel: Haseloff, V.

This project resulted in about a half-year payout

HP Construction: Industry Developments

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Jackson, Kim M.

HPI continues global growth cycle

Energy balances and climate change—hard choices for Asia

Aaditya Energy Foundation: Giri, J. P. N.
Consultant: Mokhatab, S.
David Wood & Associates: Wood, D. A.

Oil and gas industries will play a pivotal role in carbon-emission reduction programs

Rethink column internals for improved product separation

Consultant: Love, D. L.
Papco Inc.: Pierce, D.
Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.: Shiveler, G.

Installing feed chimney and distribution trays increased packed column efficiency for a gas plant

Redesign crude preheater train for efficiency

Shedded Uhde Pty Ltd.: Singh, D.  |  Van Wagensveld, S.

Over design of heat exchangers sourced to fouling problems

Explicit friction factor correlation for turbulent flow in rough pipe

Bayer HealthCare: Goudar, C. T.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center: Sonnad, J. R.

A comparison of approximation methods shows which is more accurate over a wide range of Re values