Uniform flow distribution inside process equipment is desirable for maximizing performance.
Industry has seen numerous engineering errors during the commissioning phase of projects.
In an olefins plant, the reliability of ethylene cracking furnaces is one of the deciding factors used to indicate whether or not the plant can be operated at its design productivity.
Revamp projects are complex in nature, and demand a great deal of resources for successful completion.
In any process plant, fired heaters are generally considered to be one of the most optimally designed pieces of equipment.
LUND, Sweden — Alfa Laval—a heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company—has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery in China.
Kumar, S.,
Nanoti, S. M.,
Garg, M. O., CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum;
Amutha, R.,
Nandagopalu, N. V. N., Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
Solvent deasphalting (SDA) is emerging as a low-cost, bottom-of-the-barrel upgrading process to recover valuable oil from short residue. This oil can either be further processed to make lube-oil-based stocks or cracked in secondary processing units.
LUND, Sweden -- Alfa Laval has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery in China. The order has a value of approximately SEK 210 MM. It is booked in the Welded Heat Exchangers unit of the Energy Division, with deliveries scheduled for 2018.
From 2008 to date, 45 twisted tube heat exchangers and bundles have been installed at BAYERNOIL refineries in different units and services, allowing higher heat recovery and contributing to BAYERNOIL’s energy targets.
Fired process heaters are one of the most critical pieces of equipment within many refinery and petrochemical facilities. Proper instrumentation and control of the equipment has direct bearing on the successful operation of the process, as well as on overall facility process safety.