Maintenance & Reliability
Control moisture problems in slurry-based polyolefin operations
Proper moisture removal from the polymerization-reaction medium is key to successfully operating a HDPE plant designed on low-pressure, slurry-process technology.
HP Reliability: Avoid unnecessary developments
Innovative thinking is appropriate in the hydrocarbon processing industry, and tremendous forward movement has occurred over the past 30 years. Innovation is to be commended, unless we invent or disco..
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Catalyst boosts H2 output, cuts costsHaldor Topsøe recently introduced a low-methanol, low-temperature shift (LTS) catalyst, LK-853 FENCE, which presents new opportunities for hydrogen and ammoni..
Optimize olefin operations
This operating company used process models to find solutions to poor separation performance
Understand multi-stage pumps and sealing options: Part 2
As more processes involve high-pressure, toxic, flammable, lethal or explosive pumping services, better knowledge of rotating equipment options can boost productivity.
HP Reliability: Pump alignment saves power
Awareness of energy efficiency is one of the minimum job qualifications for reliability engineers. In the summer of 1994, Jack Lambley, then an intern at the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Rocksav..
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Vessel monitoring system uses thermal cameras   Fig. 1.  This vessel monitoring software shows the exact   locations of imaging cameras. The Critical Vessel Monitoring System ..
Honeywell forms partnership with Magnetrol for terminal safety products
Honeywell signed an agreement with Magnetrol International, a supplier of level and flow measurement equipment, to enhance its terminal market product portfolio with Magnetrol’s expertise in safety and compliance. Enhanced instruments will be available for purchase from March 2012.
Rockwell Automation buys protective systems firm SoftSwitching Technologies
Rockwell Automation has purchased the assets of SoftSwitching Technologies, a US provider of industrial power quality detection and protection systems. The company's solutions improve uptime in manufacturing production by identifying and correcting brief power disruptions called “voltage sags”.
Consider a new monitoring system to prevent corrosion
This innovative, continuous supervising method collects real-time data on important asset health
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