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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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