HP Control: Controversy in control
I am requesting more input from you to include in this column or to publish as "Letters to the editor". Due to the rapid changes occurring in process control, primarily because of dramatic increases i..
HP Reliability: Compressor valve breakage: what are the options?
Reciprocating compressors may experience valve failures. Excessive breakage, especially at startup, has left a bad impression on many responsible people. Installation dirt, liquid, and off-design temp..
HPInternet: Blockage and fouling in the refining industry
Have you ever had to deal with paraffin wax deposition in your processing units? How about asphaltene fouling in your desalter? Have you ever noticed that asphaltene solubility is inversely related to..
HPIn SHE: Great expectations
I recently attended a three-day meeting that took place in a "luxury conference center ... with outstanding views over the city of O***." A single room cost about $300 a night. I was quite looking for..
HPIn Competitiveness: Better check it out
It is proven that there is immense latent profitability to be tapped through equipment reliability and maintenance. I am speaking of sales volumes, earnings, return on capital employed, total stockhol..