Process Optimization
Treat a drawings update program as a healthy investment
Having access to detailed, current engineering designs is essential for the safety and efficiency of process plants
HP Water Management: What about reverse osmosis?
Reverse osmosis (RO) technology has improved and become a common method to purify water for boiler makeup. A wealth of technical information is available that addresses how RO systems ..
Improve benzene production from refinery sources
A new cracking route reduces cost of benzene while coproducing ethylene
Quantitative risk management aids refinery construction
Combining the Analytic Hierarchy Process and decision tree analysis provides an effective means for controlling a complex project
HP Water Management: Audit your closed-loop cooling water circuits
Many plants with highly decentralized operating units often useseveral closed-loop cooling systems to serve process systems.Traditionally, the utilities department may also haveresponsibility for smal..
HP Water Management: How are you treating your condensate? – Part 2
Recovering and recycling steam condensate does offer economic incentives. Proper management of recovered condensate quality is crucial when protecting major equipment such as boilers. ..
Are you receiving the best value from your chemical water-treatment supplier?
These three categories of service can help you evaluate your chemical-treatment suppliers’ performance
Optimize energy efficiency of HRSG
With a better understanding of temperature profiles, plant engineers can increase steam production and minimize losses
Balance hydrogen consumption
Atomic, molar and energy-based models can improve refinery operation
HP Automation Safety: How are you treating your condensate?—Part 1
Condensed steam, i.e., condensate, is valued for its heat contentand purity. To minimize operating costs, condensate should berecycled back to the boiler feedwater system. Equally important, itshould ..
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