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EMGC ’14: Israel shows off new plant technologies for water treatment, security
The Hadera desalination facility features advanced water treatment technologies, including thermal and membrane water treatment. Meanwhile, a tour of the Israel Aerospace Industries ELTA offered insight into security solutions for the energy industry.
Gazprom seals financing for Baltic, Vladivostok LNG
Gazprom will be the majority shareholder in the project companies to implement the Baltic LNG and Vladivostok LNG projects. Gazprombank will have a shot to acquire a stake in the project companies.
EU chemicals production stays stagnant in 2013
Zero growth in 2013 meant the European sector remained 6.4% below the pre-crisis peak level reached in 2007. However, the year-end figure was slightly better than the forecast given last September.
Continuous corrosion monitoring enhances operational decisions
Operators with permanently-installed continuous corrosion monitoring systems have better understanding of the corrosion and erosion rates occurring within their facility.
Reduce moisture intrusion in pipes, tanks and other equipment
Once water enters the system, even at high temperatures, the insulation system can retain large quantities of water. That can then lead to accelerated heat gain or loss.
Consider new steam system corrosion protection for refineries
New technology in volatile filming corrosion inhibitors and lower-salting neutralizing amines can provide cost-effective solutions for the steam-condensate system and minimize the risk of amine chloride salt formation.
Consider automation to check shell-and-tube heat exchanger design
This automated checklist tool can be used to quickly check the acceptability of your design configuration based on the various project, client and services requirements.
Keep liquid analysis invisible in refineries
The hidden heroes of hydrocarbon processing plants are the liquid analyzers, especially the pH and conductivity loops. Unlike their flashier cousins in gas analysis, these analyzers operate behind the..
Address inlet pressure loss concerns with restricted lift relief devices
For the past 30 years, standard-sized relief devices have been sized such that it is difficult to meet the installation criteria in American Petroleum Institute (API) standard (STD) 520. This problem ..
Reciprocating compressors running together—Is that a problem?
A new maintenance engineer is assigned the task of overseeing large, critical rotating equipment in a petrochemical facility (Fig. 1). In this example, the facility has vent-gas compressors that, in g..
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