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Engineering Case Histories: Case 114: A local flooding event at a plant site

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

During a heavy rainstorm, flooding occurred at a plant location that had never before flooded.

Cybersecurity: How HPI companies can protect against ransomware and other cyber threats

Sungard Availability Services: Parsons, M.  |  Corso, R.

Ransomware has become an epidemic, and critical infrastructure is in the crosshairs.

Digital: Hybrid modeling: Unlocking the value of data for oil industry assets

Kongsberg Digital: Eide, E.

We live in a world increasingly driven by data scenarios for advanced analytics, predictive modeling and machine learning (ML), but how reliable is this for large oil and gas assets where safety and reliability are of paramount importance?

Valves: Protect safety valves using rupture discs

REMBE GmbH Safety + Control: Lloyd, C.

For many years, emissions were an unavoidable consequence of industrial development.

Reliability: Update your pump and mechanical seal specifications

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A professionally presented course in pump fundamentals caught our eye recently.

Editorial Comment: HP announces 2021 Top Projects award nominees

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

For the past several years, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> has recognized the top refining and petrochemical projects of the year.

Business Trends: How to achieve industrial autonomy in the refining and petrochemical industries

Honeywell Process Solutions: Millette, P.

The process industries are moving from automated to autonomous operations.

Redundant control pilot valve system adds reliability in downstream operation

Emerson: Boltniew, G.

In downstream processing facilities, such as refineries and chemical plants, downtime is a significant source of lost revenue.

Air-to-air pneumatic booster fail-safe system for valves

Cowan Dynamics: Aguirre, M.

In pneumatic valve automation systems, it is common to hear the following terms for valve positions: “fail open (FO),” “fail close (FC)” and “fail last (FL)”.

Advanced methods for controlling boiler tube corrosion and fouling—Part 1

ChemTreat, Inc.: Kraetsch, K.  |  Buecker, B.

Many heavy industrial plants, such as refineries and petrochemical facilities, require steam for numerous processes, including powering turbines, providing energy for a variety of unit operations and even heating buildings in some locations.