Process Optimization
Tune up your supply-chain models
Optimizers prescribe the preferred operation, taking into account supply-chain constraints; analysis of its economic message is required to counter restrictiveness of the model
Implementing coker advanced process control
This project resulted in about a half-year payout
HP Construction: Industry Developments
HPI continues global growth cycle
Energy balances and climate change—hard choices for Asia
Oil and gas industries will play a pivotal role in carbon-emission reduction programs
Rethink column internals for improved product separation
Installing feed chimney and distribution trays increased packed column efficiency for a gas plant
Redesign crude preheater train for efficiency
Over design of heat exchangers sourced to fouling problems
Explicit friction factor correlation for turbulent flow in rough pipe
A comparison of approximation methods shows which is more accurate over a wide range of Re values
Temperature variation and its effects on pH
This important parameter is often overlooked in day-to-day operations
HP Water Management: Strategies to manage reliability of utility water systems - Part 2: Tools to improve operator competency
Employees are important contributors to maintaining systems reliability. The increasing complexity of process control systems and reduction in staffing levels demand better-educated and more proficien..
Relation between knock and physical properties explored
New research improves estimating knock (octane numbers) by simpler methods
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