Piping
Investigation: Failure of a surface condenser titanium tube
Advanced analytic methods determine contributing factors in heat exchanger corrosion problem
Improving pH control mitigates corrosion in crude units
Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections
HP Water Management: Passivation in cooling water circuits
Passivation—the formation of a corrosion-resistant oxide on a clean metal surface—is the key to optimizing system reliability on the waterside of heat exchangers. Most plant personnel are aw..
What are the ‘magnificent seven’ elements to successfully pick a contractor?
Valuable pointers help industrial plant managers minimize downtime, maintain quality and safety to improve operations
HP Reliability: Alignment choices have consequences
Optimists tell us about steady industry trends toward reliability-imparting procedures and work processes, while realists continually make us aware of pressures to reduce expenditures. As outside obse..
Avoid condensation-induced transient pressure waves
Case studies give an indication as to probable causes for water hammer
Case 60: Socket-weld failures
A risk analysis can determine which critical welds to repair
Safe detection of small to large gas releases
Look at these advantages in using ultrasonic leak detectors
Genesis Energy grabs a 50% interest in Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline
Genesis Energy has executed a definitive agreement to purchase Valero Energy’s indirect 50% equity interest in Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline, a partnership, for $330 million in cash.
Innovations in plastic gas piping being put to good use
Officials from George Fischer Central Plastics (GFCP) and Arkema Inc. announced that the Mid-Tex Division of Atmos Energy Corp. has recently completed a 10.5-mile installation of 4-inch, DR-11, Hyperplast polyamide-11 pipe. This
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