Among the dominant, far-reaching themes within the global refining and petrochemicals industries are the increase in biofeedstocks processing to produce biofuels and greener petrochemicals, the continued push towards clean fuels production, regulations and initiatives to adhere to net-zero emissions targets, and a surge in capital investments to build renewables and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) plants.
Distillation towers consume ~30% of the energy in a refinery or petrochemical facility.
Process equipment operating in a brownfield environment is often rerated pertaining to the changes in process parameters during debottlenecking.
One of the challenges in the operation of air cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) is to decide whether or not to operate under natural convection.
To operate reliably and profitably, oil refineries, petrochemical plants and gas processing facilities must avoid equipment failures.
Oil and gas companies are finding creative ways to look for solutions to new problems in the face of climate change and growing environmental awareness.
Corrosion is one of the most important challenges that refineries face (FIG. 1).1
Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are the most common heat transfer process equipment in all types of industrial plants.
Donald Campbell, Eger Murphree, Homer Martin and Charles Tyson—often called the ‘Four Horsemen’—are credited with the landmark invention of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC).