Last month, we discussed the need for project engineers to talk to process engineers about the water systems as a capital project takes shape. This month’s column discusses additional ways to bri..
Improve operations by avoiding buildup of sensible duty or by using baffles
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Lukoil for the supply of a waste heat boiler for the Nizhegorodnefteorgsyntez refinery located in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work is scheduled to be completed by March 2013, it said.
In case history, engineers search for root cause of water-side tube failures for a 23-year-old boiler
Several years ago, while arriving onsite during another unit turnaround, I joked to a process engineer at the refinery “I get it. . . every time I ‘turn around,’ you have a turnaround.&..
Process control can improve quality and operating efficiency
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) postponed the implementation of new air pollution rules for boilers, saying it wants more feedback from the public and industry.
Titan Metal Fabricators has announced the opening of a wholly-owned production subsidiary in India. Known as Titan Metal Fabricators India, the new operation is Titan’s first expansion outside the US.
Passivation—the formation of a corrosion-resistant oxide on a clean metal surface—is the key to optimizing system reliability on the waterside of heat exchangers. Most plant personnel are aw..
Oil sands add complexity to separation units and require a new approach