Maintenance & Reliability
HP Reliability: Reader's choice and editorial writing
 The question is: Should reliability professionals endorse superior products and alert others to solutions to problems. Relating to this topic, the September 2003 issue of Hydrocarbon Processing ..
HP Reliability: Notes from a consulting assignment
 "Machine failed; how do we fix it?" As a consulting engineer, one often gets this type of request. Unfortunately, the client sometimes has neither the time nor the interest to elicit the consult..
Repair of a corroded vessel skirt subjected to an overturning moment
A parametric finite element model was used to determine the most economical solution
How to choose a ball valve that curbs fugitive emissions
Increasing environmental regulations require better choices for commonly used valves with greater reliability and leak-tight seals
Cracking in C3 cut/propylene Horton spheres
Here's how the problem was diagnosed and solved
Analysis of pressure increase during filling of pressurized LPG storage systems
Use this method to determine when a vapor handling system is needed
Increased plant safety puts focus on tank gauging
Safety integrity level requirements are now being incorporated
HP Reliability: Consider screw compressors with a reliability focus
 In 2007, an engineer at a mid-western US refinery commented on flooded screw compressors. He said, "Every industrial service I have seen has had issues with oil contamination of the flood oil in..
Improve pump reliability with advanced composite wear rings
The results were reduced vibration and seal leaks at this plant
Sound-based predictive maintenance: a cost-effective approach
An electronic stethoscope, digital recorder and computer program can detect and diagnose many incipient equipment failures
- Executive Viewpoint: Heavy industry, light footprint—Helping the HPI run leaner and cleaner with AI 7/3
- Digital Feature: Flare system design—The importance of periodic evaluation of existing facilities 7/2
- Valmet to deliver Valmet DNA DCS to a bio-based process plant in Portugal 7/2
- EIA: U.S. crude and gasoline inventories rise, distillates draw down 7/2
- Indonesia's Pertamina seeks spot gasoline, including Singapore cargoes 7/2
- Northeast Asia sends the most jet fuel to Europe in nearly a year in June 7/2
