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Convert waste heat into eco-friendly energy

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
WorleyParsons: Bourji, A.  |  Barnhart, J.  |  Winningham, J.  |  Winstead, A.
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Acid Gas Removal / Alcohols / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Boilers / Carbon Management / Compressors / Construction / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Europe / Furnaces / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Loss Prevention / Middle East

New developments, such as the organic Rankine cycle, help operations go ‘green’

Optimize heat exchanger installations

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Fluor Daniel India (1): Mandal, M.
Process Optimization / Project Management / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Construction / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Furnaces / Heat Transfer / Management / Middle East

This case study proves that a systematic approach for thermal design can identify substantial savings in projects

Prevent flow-induced vibration in heat exchangers

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.: Wanni, A. S.  |  Ruzek, Z. F.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Construction / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Furnaces / Heat Transfer / Middle East

New technology can be used in existing tube bundles to enable higher flowrates without risk of tube damage

Development of support vector regression-based soft sensor

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
National Institute of Technology: Khalfe, N.  |  Lahiri, S. K.
Petrochemicals / Process Control / Alcohols / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Engineering & Design / Europe / Information Systems / Middle East

Application was used in a commercial ethylene glycol plant

Implementing advanced process control on ammonia plants

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Aspen Tech Middle East (ATME): Banerjee, P.
Petrochemical Industries Company: Al-Azmi, S.  |  Nayfeh, L.  |  Al-Azmi, K.
Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Construction / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Europe / Information Systems / Management / Middle East / Safety

Benefits exceeding the guarantee were realized through APC by simultaneously stabilizing and optimizing the plant in the presence of significant feed density variations that impact the entire plant operation

Critical concepts in fieldbus system design differ from a conventional DCS

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Invensys India Pvt., Ltd.: Majumder, D.
Process Control / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Engineering & Design / Europe / Information Systems / Management / Middle East

Here are some key topics calling for a conceptual change from the traditional DCS

What is new in API 610 11th Ed. (ISO 13709 2nd Ed.)?

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Flowserve Corp.: Korkowski, F.
Consultant: Jones, R. L.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Compressors / Construction / Corrosion / Drivers / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Middle East / Motors / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Safety

Updates to global specifications address pump reliability and much more

HP Control: Process control practice renewal—consequences

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.
Process Control / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Information Systems / Management / Middle East

In my April 2010 editorial, I initiated and justified a call for renewal of process control and IT practice in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) with a review of the basics. In August 2010, I ..

HP Integration Strategies: 3D-design tools help EPCs and owner-operators alike

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Information Systems / Management / Middle East

The wide diversity of energy market requirements, potential power sources and enabling technologies drives strong demand for design/build/operate solutions for projects in the hydrocarbon processing i..

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2010
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy
Refining / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Biofuels / Crude oil / Diesel / Economics / Europe / Gasoline / Middle East / Octane

Cobalt Technologies has an agreement with the US Navy to develop technology for the conversion of biobutanol into full performance jet and diesel fuels. Under the agreement, n-biobutanol produced by C..