Barletta, T.
Consider retrofits to handle high-viscosity crudes
Refiners must fine-tune crude unit process design and energy balance to process a heavy feedslate
Pump cavitation caused by entrained gas
Here's how the problem was solved on an FCC main fractionator
Consider comprehensive CPD efforts to cut costs
With performance real-time field data, designers can devise process retrofits at the conceptual stage that control project scope and minimize engineering revisions during FEED and detailed engineering
Diagnose flooding columns efficiently
Using field pressure data, a refiner made a low-capital modification on a crude distillation column to increase throughput without a shutdown
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction
