2003

Is Your Dust Collection System An Explosion Hazard?

October

2003

Safety

Vahid Ebadat

The prevalence of dust explosions in dust collection units may be due to the fact that the hazards posed by the powders handled are not fully understood or that explosion preventive and protective control measures are insufficient or absent. This...

Disinfect with Sodium Hypochlorite

March

2003

Safety

Anton G. Callery

Sodium hypochlorite is an effective alternative to chlorine gas. Follow these guidelines for its safe use.

Evaluating Chiller Performance

May

2003

Heat Transfer

Charles Churchman

Use these simple temperature and flow measurement techniques to evaluate chilled-utility performance and identify the most cost-effective upgrades.

Estimate Evaporative Losses from Spills

April

2003

Environmental Management

Jimmy Peress

Understand the methods available for determining emissions from a pool of spilled liquid.

Inherent Security: Protecting Process Plants Against Threats

December

2003

Safety

Paul Baybutt

The best defense against deliberate acts, such as terrorism, sabotage, vandalism or theft, is the application of inherent security principles to facility design and operation.

Test Your Incinerator Knowledge

February

2003

Environmental Management

Richard J. Martin

Do you feel like you're in the dark? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about thermal oxidizer selection and operation.

Minimize the Risk of Fire During Column Maintenance

September

2003

Safety

Dana Laird

Understand the causes of fires in distillation columns equipped with structured packing and how to prevent them.

Selecting In-Process Particle-Size Analyzers

August

2003

Fluids and Solids Handling

Paul Barrett

To select the proper instrument for process monitoring, one must determine what attribute of the particle system impacts the process or product parameter of concern. Once the size region is identified, it can be tracked in-process, opening up the...

Reduce Unplanned Shutdowns

September

2003

Instrumentation

Cindy Scott

Today's intelligent devices are equipped with modern alarm technology that enables speedy delivery of critical information to key personnel, thus enhancing efficiency and minimizing downtime.

Increase Capacity and Decrease Energy for Existing Refinery Distillation Columns

April

2003

Reactions and Separations

Mamdouh Gadalla, Megan Jobson, Robin Smith

This method optimizes the existing distillation system and its heat-exchanger network simultaneously, lowering energy consumption and freeing up capacity at a minimum capital investment.