Boilers
Achieve optimal heat recovery in a kettle exchanger
Improve operations by avoiding buildup of sensible duty or by using baffles
Lukoil taps Foster Wheeler for waste heat boiler at Russia refinery
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.
Investigation: Failure of a steam generator
In case history, engineers search for root cause of water-side tube failures for a 23-year-old boiler
HP Water Management: Don’t let water be the reason for a turnaround
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.&..
Pre-engineered solutions drive down advanced control costs
Process control can improve quality and operating efficiency
EPA delays implementation of new US industrial boiler regulations
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 adds new facilities in India
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.
HP Water Management: Passivation in cooling water circuits
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..
Designing atmospheric crude distillation for bitumen service
Oil sands add complexity to separation units and require a new approach
Alfa Laval acquires Aalborg Industries
Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Aalborg Industries Holding A/S for a total cash consideration of SEK 5.0 billion, on an enterprise value basis, from Altor 2003 Fund, LD Equity and the company’s management.
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