Whitepapers

These 6 best practices have created millions of dollars in value for many global companies.  Learn how these best practices, including analyzing your solution for robustness and using scheduling collaboratively to manage operational disruptions, can make your plant more reliable and profitable.

There is an increasing awareness in the industry that refiners can substantially improve the profitability of their hydroprocessing reactors by installing the latest-generation reactor internals. However, the importance of taking steps to prevent foulants from reaching those trays and internals is often underappreciated. Fouling of catalyst beds causes unwanted pressure drop increases that limit the performance of many hydroprocessing units. The resultant issues can include short run lengths, unplanned downtime costs, unused catalyst activity, increased maintenance and lost revenue. The fouling challenge is complex and depends on the type of feed, the upstream processing and the unit operating conditions.

Operational inefficiencies have a direct impact on a refinery’s bottom line. With advancements in process simulation technology, these inefficiencies can be addressed. By utilizing the latest innovations, refiners can streamline their workflows and provide a more accurate analysis of the refining process. Learn the five best practices used by experts that can optimize refinery operations and maximize profits.

EPA regulation 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63, due to release in the fall of 2015, targets pressure relief devices (PRDs) such as pressure relief valves, pressure safety valves and rupture disks. Are you interested in cost-effective compliance, with no plant or process interruption? Find out how Emerson’s wireless PRD monitoring solutions give you continuous electronic monitoring for identifying pressure releases, recording the time and duration, and notifying operators immediately that a pressure release has occurred.

Advanced Process Control has been used for many decades on wide variety of major process units such as crude distillation units, Hydrocrackers, FCC, Hydrotreaters and Reformers. However, due to a lack of understanding of achievable benefits, shortage of APC resources and gap in APC technology, some organizations do not implement APC on secondary units, leaving significant benefits on the table.

This paper describes the benefits of implementing APC applications on secondary units to improve margins and help achieve operational excellence.

Lingering production problems got you down? Automation can play a significant role in aligning and conditioning data so that users can quickly troubleshoot problems and make better, faster decisions to improve profitability. Take a look at this industry perspective to learn how you can reduce time required to prepare data, enable faster problem solving and drive data-based decisions.

Designing, specifying and installing a thermowell can take days, especially when wake frequency calculations are required to verify process compatibility. Eliminate the complex challenges associated with thermowells by leveraging a simple technology that provides accurate process temperature without an intrusive installation.

The global LNG market has been turned upside down. In less than two years, the LNG marketplace has switched from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. LNG buyers have gained more leverage due to a glut of liquefaction capacity and stagnant demand; spot and short-term purchases are gaining market share against long-term contracts; and LNG buyers are demanding better pricing and flexibility clauses within their supply contracts. How has the new LNG marketplace affected US LNG projects? This whitepaper examines the current US LNG project landscape, and the progress of propelling the country to be one of the leading LNG exporters by the end of the decade.