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Operating philosophy can reduce overhead corrosion

GE Water & Process Technologies: Dion, M.  |  Payne, B.  |  Grotewold, D.

Boost refinery reliability by controlling potential amine recycle loops

Closed-loop control can clamp down on crude unit corrosion

Nalco Company, Energy Services Division: Hilton, N. P.

Automating the detection process and controlling applications in real time dramatically boosts performance

Avoid stress corrosion cracking of stainless steel

Reliance Ports and Terminals Ltd.: Jain, A. D.

This case history investigates equipment failure in a glycol unit

Reduce CO2 in acid gas from amine-based TGTUs

Sulphur Experts: Spooner, B.  |  Derakhshan, F.

Improve furnace temperature and sulfur recovery

Choose a facility configuration based on financial metrics

Fluor: Swaty, T. E.

Linear program (LP) modeling can provide an unbiased, cost-based preview of a refinery or petrochemical plant design

Case 67: Extruder blowback

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Understanding what is happening can lead to a solution

Achieve optimal heat recovery in a kettle exchanger

Consultant: Das, T.

Improve operations by avoiding buildup of sensible duty or by using baffles

Executive leadership—essential to ensure world-class turnarounds

Project Assurance, Inc.: Singh, B.

Many factors are involved in achieving ‘safe, reliable and cost-efficient’ turnarounds

Advanced process control: A historical perspective

ProSys, Inc.: Delaney, M. C.

A blend of art and science with a history worth recounting

HP Reliability: Consider procedure cards, technical books and maintenance conferences for training

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Because our memories are imperfect and we don’t want to risk making mistakes, we learned to jot down brief reminder notes on paper. Some people call it a cheat sheet, or a checklist. An airline p..