Whitepapers

As fuels demand declines, refineries are looking for unique ways to remain competitive. Diversifying into petrochemicals, leveraging low-cost energy and feedstock will maximize value. Explore how a high-value integration strategy can create additional value in this thought-provoking white paper from Honeywell UOP Principal Engineer and FCC Subject Matter Expert, Matt Griffiths

Many different types and grades of petroleum products travel through pipelines in batches. Some mixing occurs at the interface between batches which results in transmix generation and product downgrading. By integrating a real-time online analyzer, you can optimize product cut-points even when specific gravity is the same.

The global energy industry has seen how the shale boom turned the US into a leading gas producer and exporter. Much of the recent development in the Americas' natural gas/LNG sector has been concentrated in the US Gulf Coast region, which is a key energy hub for much of the world. But what about Mexico?

Gartner recently identified the Digital Twin as a top trend in industrial equipment and process manufacturing industries. But what does a Digital Twin of a complex industrial installation look like? What can it achieve? How can intelligent engineering and design information contribute to a reliable Digital Twin?

AVEVA's Rick Standish reflects on Gartner's findings to define the benefits of intelligent information management for companies today.

Process equipment fouling in oil refineries and petrochemical industries is an on-going, severe and costly problem. Fouling of equipment results in costly operational problems, and can result in lost revenue due to lower daily throughput or worse; an unexpected plant outage. Control of fouling is dependent on understanding the type of fouling and the mechanism that initiates the process. To learn more, download our white paper.

In inerting and blanketing operations, maintaining a low oxygen level is vital in preventing explosive conditions from developing.

 Tunable diode laser (TDL) oxygen sensors operate directly in the pipe, vessel or tank, with no need for maintenance-hungry sampling and conditioning equipment. 

 Topics include:

• Challenges with extractive systems
• Benefits of in situ measurement
• Low maintenance needs of TDL analyzers

Nickel and vanadium in crude oil can be tested using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) with ASTM test method D5708B, but this method requires vigorous sample preparation and is very time consuming. Download our whitepaper to learn about a faster, easier, and less expensive alternative to ICP.