In downstream processing facilities, such as refineries and chemical plants, downtime is a significant source of lost revenue.
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)”.
Intrusive and non-intrusive diagnostic tools and techniques for fluidized bed reactors are discussed here, with a focus on chemical synthesis catalytic reactions.
Dınçer, A. R.,
Özsağiroğlu, E.,
Iseri, F.,
Dogan, G.,
Yavuz, G. D.,
Andaş, G. Ş.,
Aka, O.,
Mutlu, S., TÜPRAŞ İzmir Refinery
The project detailed here was carried out on a vacuum distillation unit (VDU) in the TÜPRAŞ İzmir refinery.
On October 28, Hydrocarbon Processing will announce the winners of the 2021 HP Awards during a virtual streaming event.
In mid-August, Hydrocarbon Processing announced the finalists of the 2021 HP Awards, celebrating innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year and are making the HPI safer, more efficient and more profitable.
Bearings are precision components; to survive, they require clean lubricants in adequate amounts.
For 99 yr, Hydrocarbon Processing has provided hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) professionals around the world with the latest technologies, best practices, know-how and case studies.
In the face of changing dynamics around the world, hydrocarbon manufacturers are finding the need to not only change strategies, but also to continually adapt those strategies to meet new social and consumer expectations.
Due to growing global environmental awareness in recent decades, the petrochemical industries have been seeking more cost-effective construction solutions.