Whitepapers

Oil, gas, or chemical processing facility sites can be dangerous, so blast resistance of buildings and structures is a critical factor when placing them and their occupants in harm's way. Exploring building options for your site can get overwhelming, so we've defined three factors that are critical to protecting your people and equipment when it matters most.

A recent survey on bidding & estimating best practices reveals that most estimating groups are not satisfied with their existing methods for estimating process plants and oil & gas assets. The survey of 161 estimating groups also showed that 60% seek to improve estimating accuracy, 47% want to improve estimating efficiency, and 70% are still communicating manually between engineering and estimating groups. Download this white paper for a complete summary of the survey results, and learn how some organizations are achieving measurable improvements in estimating efficiency and accuracy.

For refineries to be competitive, they need to have Advanced Process Controllers on all their major process units. In order to be successful with APC, a programmatic approach at implementing unit wide controllers with an  organization to support this investment should be adopted as a best practice.

Dividing Wall Column (DWC) technology can produce high purity products within a single column shell with less energy consumption as compared to traditional distillation columns. Case study examples illustrate the advantages of applying DWC technology to revamp a FCC Naphtha Splitter Column at a refinery owned by a major corporation in India.  The pros and cons of the DWC methodology and principles are discussed and compared to other conventional approaches.

• Harsh corrosion or erosion
• Wide ranges of temperatures and environments
• Unreliable readings
• Data that is difficult to apply in real-time
• High pressure spikes and pulsating processes
• Installation challenges

The markets for ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene glycol (EG) continue to see attractive growth. This means that at least one or two new plants will need to be constructed every year if the industry is to meet the forecast demand. To unlock capacity increases economically, new capital-efficient processes, higher-performance catalysts and continuous process optimisation will be paramount. We review these aspects in this paper, beginning with a look at the innovations and technological achievements that got the industry to where it is today.

The IIoT is arriving ahead of schedule and executives the world over are wondering just what it means for their bottom line. This new white paper from Schneider Electric discusses how optimizing control over increasingly intelligent and connected assets can increase profitability by: Boosting productivity, Speeding time-to-market, Heightening data visibility, Improving energy management, and Maintaining cybersecurity.

Industrial processes that involve toxic and combustible gases can create serious health hazards if the gases escape into the air. To minimize the risk to personnel and plant safety, plants typically rely on wired gas detection systems for early warning. But, these older systems require expensive infrastructure and seldom cover all potential leak areas.

This paper discusses how advances in wireless communications and battery technology have led to gas monitoring that can significantly increase your coverage area and the safety of your workers, gather and report data — all with minimal financial expense.