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HP Reliability: Packing not best practice for firewater pumps

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Statistics show that for every 1,000 pump failures in hydrocarbon processing plants, there will be a fire. Fig. 1 shows a typical visible outcome, and the final bill for remedying such disastrous resu..

Consider new coatings for maintenance turnaround

SemCrude: Karner, C.
Sherwin-Williams: Toews, B.

Epoxy system provides speed of application as well as environmental benefits for large storage tanks

What is new in API 610 11th Ed. (ISO 13709 2nd Ed.)?

Flowserve Corp.: Korkowski, F.
Consultant: Jones, R. L.

Updates to global specifications address pump reliability and much more

Mitigate fouling in ebullated-bed hydrocrackers

Neste Engineering Solutions: Kunnas, J.
Baker Hughes: Ovaskainen, O.  |  Respini, M.

New monitoring tools help track and control asphaltene levels and solubility issues in resid products

Cost optimization in mechanical seal applications

Reliance Engineers Associates Ltd.: Chaware, D. K.  |  Shukla, D. K.  |  Swamy, R. B.

Real-life case studies prove it is possible to make more informed choices that often lead to cost savings

Conduit body features double coating

The newly designed OCAL-BLUE Type 4X Form 8 conduit bodies from Thomas & Betts offer double-coated exteriors for enhanced protection in corrosive environments, as well as extending the service life of the conduit bodies.

Mitigate corrosion in your crude unit

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

Real-time analyzers can provide improved monitoring of chloride levels and enable better corrosion control practices

Calculating the temperature distribution in horizontal vessel saddle supports

The heat-transfer theory of cooling fins is applied

Spiral-wound or kammprofile gaskets?

Chevron Richmond Refinery: Reeves, D. W.
Garlock Sealing Technologies: Yoder, C.

There appears to be a shift toward the latter, but the choice isn’t always clear. Here’s where best to apply each type.

HP Reliability: Eccentric reducers and straight runs of pipe at pump suction

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Questions relating to proper reducer application in centrifugal pump suction lines date back many decades. Until his death (at age 84, in 1995), world-renowned pump expert Igor Karassik frequently cor..