Browse Editions : 2016 / Q1
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The outlook for transport fuels: Part 1

Gautam Kalghatgi, Saudi Aramco

Chris Gosling and Mary Jo Wier, UOP

2016 / Q1

As demand evolves, as specifications change, and as new fuel opportunities arise, what are the implications for refiners up to mid-century?
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Tube rupture in a natural gas heater

Harry Z Ha and Patrick Stang, Fluor Canada Ltd

2016 / Q1

Dynamic simulation supports the use of a pressure safety valve over a rupture disk in the event of a tube rupture
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Improving heat transfer in reboilers and condensers

Norman Lieberman, Process Improvement Engineering

2016 / Q1

Guidelines and experience on how to deal with a loss of condensing or reboiling capacity
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The challenges of crude blending

Thomas Garrett, Ahly Rattanakhambay, Neal Robbins, Matthew Wunder and Thomas Yeung, Hydrocarbon Publishing Company

2016 / Q1

Declining crude prices encourage more spot purchases that save costs, but mixing different grades can create headaches for refiners
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Monitoring and simulation resolves overhead corrosion

Philip Thornthwaite, Nalco Champion

Jake Davies, Permasense

2016 / Q1

Online corrosion monitoring in tandem with simulation modelling identified the root cause of corrosion in a crude unit overhead
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Mitigating iron foulants in refinery processes

Umakant Joshi and Austin Schneider, Crystaphase

2016 / Q1

Purification systems are designed to remove iron based particles without detriment to a catalyst bed's permeability
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Removing contaminants from crude oil

Jamie McDaniels and Wole Olowu, Athlon Solutions LLC

2016 / Q1

Natural and introduced contaminants limit crude desalting effectiveness, increasing fouling and corrosion risks in downstream units
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Integrating wastewater reuse with seawater desalination

William Celenza and John Herring, KBR

2016 / Q1

The ability to turn wastewater and seawater into high quality process water is key to the expansion of downstream oil and gas in water short areas
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Dealing with column fouling

Mark Pilling, Sulzer Chemtech USA

2016 / Q1

An understanding of process basics and fouling mechanisms enables increased run length in problem columns
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Designing a divided wall column

Sasa Polovina, Srecko Herceg and Ana Granic Sarac, INA

2016 / Q1

A refiner plans the application of divided wall column technology for greater energy efficiency in the distillation of multi-component reformate
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A refinery's journey to energy efficiency

Zafer Karatas and Sena Turkoglu, Tupras Batman Refinery

2016 / Q1

Identifying a series of areas for improvement transformed the energy performance of a refinery with a 60-year old history
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Energy savings in a coker's water system

Wang Zhigang, Jia Yin, Lixiao Chang and Song Kang, Sinopec Luoyang Company

2016 / Q1

Revamping a delayed coking unit's water system enabled significant energy savings
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Energy conservation in a crude unit

Yoshinori Kanno, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

Guiqing Xu, Softard Industries

Ian Baxter, Cat Tech International

2016 / Q1

Online cleaning of a CDU/VDU heat exchanger network saved on time, energy and environmental impact
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The impact of tower internals on column performance

Michael Schultes, Raschig GmbH

2016 / Q1

Full scale testing and analysis of operation demonstrate the importance of tower internals on the performance of mass transfer packings
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