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Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

Turning methane into a high-value chemical was achieved by German chemical company Grillo after years of intensive research.

Automation Strategies: Data analytics solutions require valid data

ARC Advisory Group: Rys, R.

Process plants collect enormous amounts of data, both from the sensors connected to the control system and from other sources, including edge devices in the plant and remote devices in the cloud.

Troubleshoot operation of a steam ejector vacuum system

Vacuum Improvement Consulting Engineering: Lieberman, N.
Phillips 66: Cardoso, R.

A crude vacuum unit operating properly generates high gasoil yield vs. low-value vacuum residue.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Pepperl+Fuchs’ VisuNet RM Shell 4.0 remote monitor firmware for industrial thin client work stations offers significant enhancements through an optimized touchscreen user interface, advanced security features, Windows Embedded Standard 7 and plug-and-play startup capabilities.

Determine fouling margins in tubular heat exchanger design

CPECC: Zhenlu, F.  |  Xing, Z.  |  Dengfeng, L.  |  Xiangling, Z.

Fouling, which is caused mainly by the deposition and accumulation of an undesired layer of solids on a heat transfer surface, is very common in tubular heat exchangers.

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Russian blending facility utilizes advanced control technologyLUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez gasoline blending facility in Kstovo, Russia, will integrate Honeywell software, which is designed ..

HP Free Literature

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Paper, publication, video and mobile library app support the spread of HPI information and technology.

HP Reliability: Update on steam turbine overspeed testing

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

An engineer working for a world-scale oil refinery in Asia-Pacific (AP) asked several questions on steam turbines: “I would like to know whether overspeed testing of steam turbines is recommended..

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

UAE FCC catalyst manufacturing facility completes Phase 1W. R. Grace & Co. and JV partner Al Dahra Agriculture Co. marked the commissioning of a new catalyst logistics silo terminal (pictured) and the..

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Air Liquide will build the world’s largest air separation unit (ASU) in Secunda, South Africa. An essential component of the 5,000-metric-ton-per-day ASU will be the AIRMAX compressor solution from MAN Diesel and Turbo, which will be the largest-dimension compressor constructed to date.