Process Optimization
HP Water Management: Audit your deaerator performance
Deaerators remove dissolved oxygen from boiler feedwater to prevent corrosion of downstream components such as feedwater heaters, economizers and boilers. Dissolved oxygen has retrograde solubility, i..
North American LNG terminals: Options?
Several critical factors should be considered when designing receiving facilities
Improved regasification methods reduce emissions
New technologies promote monetization of global LNG
LNG receiving and regasification terminal operations
Understanding and controlling boil-off gas pressure enhances energy efficiency
Recover lube extraction gasoils from vacuum distillation units
Modeling methods explore revamping the vacuum unit to optimize lube oil production
Consider dividing wall distillation to separate solvents
Using an established technology as part of a revamp installation provided new products at lower capital and operating costs than conventional methods
Fine-tune operations through computational fluid dynamics
Advanced modeling methods assist engineers to troubleshoot existing processing equipment
Pattern recognition displays capture advanced process control benefits
Operational score graphs provide a real-time indication of a controller's performance
Consider dynamic simulation for successful training
To streamline startup and subsequent operations of a new 1-butene unit, a dynamic simulator provided engineers and operators with experience prior to commissioning
Are you getting the full benefits from your advanced process control systems?
Myths about automation programs prevent companies from unleashing their full profit potential
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