Process Optimization
Case 63: Analyzing off resonance amplitudes
It is important to know the amplitudes of vibration away from resonance
HP Control: Lose the pyramid (and find process control success)
Most people would classify multi-variable control—or advanced process control (APC)—over the past 20 years as a “slam dunk” in terms of process control, automation and optimization..
HP Reliability: Pump switching: What is the best practice?
From a recent sequence of correspondence, we discern that certain rulings were being made years ago, although the rationale used to make these rulings has not been explained. This example involves a r..
HP Construction: North America
CB&I has been awarded an additional project, valued at approximately $50 million, for storage tanks at an oil-sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. CB&I’s scope of work includes the ..
HP Construction: South America
CB&I has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of $40 million, by Bahamas Oil Refining Co., Intl., Ltd. CB&I’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication and..
HP Construction: Europe
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from Goteborg Energi AB for the GoBiGas project, a 20-MW biomass gasification and methanation project in Goteborg, Sweden. Officials estimate the ..
HP Construction: Middle East
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded the Ras Tanura Refinery Clean Fuels and Aromatics Project, the first major project to be awarded under the Saudi Aramco general engineering and project m..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd. for the basic design engineering package and engineering, procurement and co..
Prevent fouling in 1-butene storage vessels
Investigation finds root cause for polymer formation in Horton spheres
Toyo wins design deal for new India urea plant
Toyo Engineering has finalized a licensing and development contract for the basic design of a urea production plant in the fertilizer complex to be constructed at Kanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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