Bazan Group’s crude unit No. 3—not designed by any of the authors’ companies—was bottlenecked by the preflash tower.
As with all industries, chemical manufacturing is evolving in response to technical innovations, new customer requirements and increased global competition.
What are the latest advancements in HPI technologies? This month’s Innovations section details the tools and technologies that are optimizing plant operations.
A prominent manufacturer rediscovered the old axiom, “pushing the limit can have unexpected consequences,” after experiencing many bearing failures in its 40-hp air blowers. These lifetime-lubricated (sealed) bearings had been properly installed on 20-mm shafts, and it can be assumed that premium greases were being used.
Many companies are modifying existing crude refineries or building grassroots renewable diesel facilities to produce drop-in, green renewable diesel from a variety of agriculturally derived triglyceride feedstocks.
By universal agreement, the safety and reliability of facilities in the hydrocarbon processing industry—and most other industrial plants—are of highest importance.
Kaminski, M., LOTOS Asfalt;
Manral, V.,
Heeswijk, B. V., Chevron Lummus Global;
Graeter, F.,
Knuedel, S., TRIPLAN GmbH
The authors’ companya licensed a two-drum delayed coking technology process unit to Grupa LOTOS in Gdansk, Poland.
Al-Ghamdi, A.,
Al-Dossary, S. H.,
Al-Dhafiri, A.,
Al-Zahrani, M., Saudi Aramco;
Navrotsky, V., Siemens Energy
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D metallic printing, is identified as one of the game-changing technologies in recent years for the oil and gas industry.
Lubrication is imperative to the performance of rotating equipment.
When a long-time maintenance supervisor was promoted to the head of his refinery’s reliability department, he wanted to make “Precision Maintenance is Our Passion” his banner and headline.