Process Optimization
HP Water Management: Proper pH measurement
Proper pH measurement is critical to control corrosion and deposition in water systems. The parameter pH is defined as the opposite of the logarithm (base 10) of the concentration of hy..
Improve haze removal for FCC gasoline
This refinery used advanced coalescer techniques to separate very stable emulsions and dispersions by mechanical means
Anatomy of a capacity increase, maintenance project for an ethylene unit
Revamp work is achieved both cost-effectively and safely
Hydrogen generation – a brief review
Project manager discusses vital design features
HP Water Management: What are the guidelines for boiler feedwater, boiler water and steam quality?
Several industrial guidelines address the quality of boiler water and steam. These standards were developed to provide guidance to designers and operators of steam-generating equipment...
Developments in the ammonia process
To meet rising demand, producers seek methods to conserve energy and increase plant efficiencies
Developments in the ammonia process Fig 1
Fig. 1. Typical ammonia process flow sheet for a gas-reforming unit. ..
Determine the optimum crude intake level - a case history
When using LP models, users must be fully aware of what data is important and discard the rest
Improve tray operations
How failure occurs from blowing and what can be done to prevent it
Predict contaminant concentrations in deaerator-vent emissions
Here is a tool to estimate maximum concentrations of contaminants in hydrogen-plant condensate
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