Engineering & Design
Improve tray operations
How failure occurs from blowing and what can be done to prevent it
Predict contaminant concentrations in deaerator-vent emissions
Here is a tool to estimate maximum concentrations of contaminants in hydrogen-plant condensate
Crude distillation unit online optimization
A stochastic model provides optimal results to the advanced control system
How to efficiently plan a grassroots refinery
To select the best processing configuration and investment decision, this refiner used LP modeling, plant cost estimation and IRR analysis to find the optimum solution
How to efficiently plan a grassroots refinery Table 2
Table 2. Possible refinery configurations Configurations Process units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ..
Minimize NOx emissions cost-effectively
Use this tutorial to evaluate available control technologies and install exactly what you need for current and future NOx reductions
Increase VCM output
Using multivariate statistical techniques, this VCM operator raised productivity by more than 10% without revamping cracking furnaces
Enhance furnace tube resistance to carburization and coke formation
Applying diffusion coatings on ethylene furnace tubes may increase run times between decoking
How to buy flares
Obtain practical assistance in the knowledge and purchase of this equipment
Evaluating liquid distributors in hydroprocessing reactors
Quickly assess catalyst utilization of various tray designs and estimate the benefits of an internals revamp
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