Innovations continue to evolve at a steady pace.
During an engineer’s career, many interesting questions come up that may not have a ready or good answer.
South Sudan has one of the largest proven oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa.
Refineries and petrochemical plants contain some of the harshest environments on the planet.
Before discussing failure causes, it is helpful to understand why the idea of process safety management (PSM) has taken hold in the past few decades.
On November 30, 2013, an explosion and fire occurred at the UCB Farchim SA site in Switzerland. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities occurred.
Plate and frame (P&F) heat exchangers were first manufactured 100 yr ago for use in the dairy industry.
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For pressure vessels, heat exchangers and piping in corrosive services, the materials in contact with the process are often required to be high alloys to provide a reliable service life.