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HP Water Management: Audit your closed-loop cooling water circuits

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2002
MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.
Process Optimization

Many plants with highly decentralized operating units often useseveral closed-loop cooling systems to serve process systems.Traditionally, the utilities department may also haveresponsibility for smal..

HP Water Management: How are you treating your condensate? – Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2002
MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.
Process Optimization

Recovering and recycling steam condensate does offer economic incentives. Proper management of recovered condensate quality is crucial when protecting major equipment such as boilers. ..

Are you receiving the best value from your chemical water-treatment supplier?

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2001
MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.
Process Optimization / Heat Transfer

These three categories of service can help you evaluate your chemical-treatment suppliers’ performance

Optimize energy efficiency of HRSG

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2001
Consultant: Ganapathy, V.
Process Optimization / Heat Transfer

With a better understanding of temperature profiles, plant engineers can increase steam production and minimize losses

Balance hydrogen consumption

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2001
Consultant: Hartmann, J.C.M.
Process Optimization / Heat Transfer

Atomic, molar and energy-based models can improve refinery operation

HP Automation Safety: How are you treating your condensate?—Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2001
MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.
Process Optimization

Condensed steam, i.e., condensate, is valued for its heat contentand purity. To minimize operating costs, condensate should berecycled back to the boiler feedwater system. Equally important, itshould ..

Enhance air-cooled heat exchanger performance

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2001
National University of Singapore: Karimi, I. A.  |  Rangaiah, G. P.  |  Shastri, S. S.  |  Yap, C.
Process Optimization / Heat Transfer

Here are ways to improve heat transfer for ACHEs

HP Water Management: How corrosive is demineralized water?

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2001
MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.
Process Optimization

In petrochemical facilities, the most common application of demineralized water is for makeup feed for high-pressure boilers. For example, ammonia, methanol and hydrogen are several processes that req..

Improve direct hydration processes

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
Kvaerner: Kolodziej, R.  |  Dutt, S.
Process Optimization / Refining / Engineering & Design

Technology enhancements increase yields and decrease capital costs of making alcohols

HP Water Management: Oxidizing biocides: How about bromine?

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2001
MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.
Process Optimization

Recent environmental restrictions on the usage of chlorine and new alkaline-based chemical treatment programs have increased the application of bromine-based biocides in industrial cooling systems. Fo..