In asset performance management (APM), criticality assessment and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) are powerful tools that enable the identification of opportunities to minimize asset lifecycle costs during the development of equipment strategies.
Imagine visiting the control room of a typical process unit at a refinery.
Bazan Group’s crude unit No. 3—not designed by any of the authors’ companies—was bottlenecked by the preflash tower.
Flare knockout (KO) drums are important components of effluent handling systems.
The vessel and reactor operating in a refinery may undergo various deteriorations due to their operating conditions.
As with all industries, chemical manufacturing is evolving in response to technical innovations, new customer requirements and increased global competition.
An article on “Remote training of personnel”1 is interesting and appropriate at this time of COVID-19. It outlines the difficulties in presenting remote training courses and suggests methods that can help.
Taking ownership of issues during a critical or troubling time is just as important as assuming responsibility during times of opportunity and benefit.
In the second half of 2021, Hydrocarbon Processing is hosting two events to showcase the leading technologies and people in the refining, petrochemicals and gas processing/LNG industries: The International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) and the HP Awards. A “call for abstracts” has opened for both events.
The following describes how an adequate implementation of alarm management is a fundamental part in process safety management (PSM).