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Optimize relief loads with dynamic simulation

CPECC East China Design Branch: Xie, C. L.  |  Wang, Z. G.
SimTech Beijing Ltd.: Qin, Y. F.

Pressure relief analysis is a critical task at the engineering design stage of a grassroots oil refinery project. Relief loads must be determined so that the process units and plant flare systems can be designed.

Mitigate heat exchanger corrosion with better construction materials

Sandvik Materials Technology: Perea, E.

Better materials can provide optimal equipment service life, reduce maintenance, mitigate contamination by corrosion products and minimize heat loss due to fouling.

Top HPI Projects

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany  |  Thinnes, Billy  |  DuBose, Ben  |  Blume, Adrienne

Construction of HPI projects involves numerous risks for several parties. The design and construction of such complexes can take years, from project announcement to commissioning of the complexes. The..

HP Integration Strategies: Engineering design tools are moving to the ‘cloud’

ARC Advisory Group: Slansky, Dick

According to a new market study on engineering design tools, new 3D design applications can play an integral part in determining the optimal design, creation and construction of HPI facilities.

What every manager should know on control safety instrumented systems

Wood Group Mustang: Shah, G. C.

Plant and project managers have limited time to wade through the volumes of jargon, terminology, and new processes and equipment associated with key security issues.

Consider a systematic approach for safety monitoring

Emerson Process Management: Wilson, G.

Any facility dealing with bulk hydrocarbons must monitor safety conditions at all times. A leak of flammable or toxic material can occur at any time, and explosion is an ever-present threat when combu..

Case history: Quantifying the benefits of alarm management

Honeywell Process Solutions: Ayral, T.
Honeywell: Bilyk, J.  |  Brown, K.

By using timely alarms that lead an operator to corrective actions, the goals are to improve plant safety, to increase efficiency and to reduce environmental constraint limit violations.

Recommended guidelines can help prevent fires caused by static electricity

Newson Gale: O’Brien, M.

For any person working in the oil and gas industry who is responsible for the safety of employees, colleagues, plant equipment and property, one of the most potentially confusing aspects in providing ..

Mitigate fouling in crude unit overhead—Part 2

CH2M Hill: Sloley, A. W.

Up to 50% of the refinery’s entire corrosion expense may occur in the crude unit. The root causes of the fouling and corrosion issues are often linked to the basic unit configuration choices, as ..

Improve solvent recovery in wax production

CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum: Garg, M. O.  |  Kumar, S.  |  Nanoti, S. M.  |  Ghosh, P.

The solvent-recovery section of the deoiling unit for wax production consumes substantial energy. In this study, the effects of operating conditions (pressure), energy consumption and cost, and proces..